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Old 02-15-2006, 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Old Tired Rebel
How will this E85 fuel compare to gasoline?
Not at all. Common gasoline in my area is 10% ethanol. So 90% gas and 10% ethanol

E85 is, can you guess? 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline.

On the new engines that are E85 rated, the HP and torque numbers are the same. So the power is there.

Farmers will love it. Most ethanol is produced from a refined version of fermented corn.