Wrong Gas - Problem?

Originally Posted by Pharmacist I thought ethanol boosts octane, so you get less knock not more. I think the reason he refers to it as crap isn't due to the

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10-04-2011, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Pharmacist

I thought ethanol boosts octane, so you get less knock not more.

I think the reason he refers to it as crap isn't due to the octane rating. All things the same E85 will run leaner than regular gas. I saw a video where they were talking about the differences and the E85 needed roughly 30% more fuel to be happy.

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