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tritium · 12-07-2003, 11:55 AM

The 10% ethanol additive boosts octane by 3 points and in most cases is a cheaper alternative to some of the other chemicals used to boost octane. It isn't watering down fuels and many terminals use it -- whether they admit it or not is another story altogether. Ethanol isn't a bad thing either.

http://www.ne-ethanol.org/ethfaq.html

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/autos/octane.htm

12-07-2003, 11:55 AM	#27 (permalink)
tritium Professor of Drinkology	The 10% ethanol additive boosts octane by 3 points and in most cases is a cheaper alternative to some of the other chemicals used to boost octane. It isn't watering down fuels and many terminals use it -- whether they admit it or not is another story altogether. Ethanol isn't a bad thing either. http://www.ne-ethanol.org/ethfaq.html http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/autos/octane.htm __________________ Blah.