m-cman Alien Abductee Joined May 29, 2007 Messages 2,457 Reaction score 6 Location Texas Oct 31, 2008 #21 Maxxman is right. The problem with ethanol is not octane. It is just more caustic to everything it touches and has less energy than gas. Performance and gas mileage suffers because of the energy loss, not the octane.
Maxxman is right. The problem with ethanol is not octane. It is just more caustic to everything it touches and has less energy than gas. Performance and gas mileage suffers because of the energy loss, not the octane.