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Old 10-14-2010, 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by kknudson View Post
It though it helped prevent knock type problems.

The current EPA increase proposed does not make sense though, except to support the Ethanol industry. Which our fantastic forward thinking government threw billions of dollars at with little to show.
In E85 equipped cars, you can run higher compression and timing. You will need more fuel to get the same power though but there it is.

You support the Ethanol industry and you get a larger war chest. You support farmers and you get a larger war chest. It does make financial sense for them.
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