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drudis · 03-06-2002, 11:43 AM

In Detroit, Sunoco is 10% gasohol.

With alcohol being 50% as much BTU (energy) as gasoline... You are paying for 90%Gas + 10% alcohol (which is really 5% gas sort'a), so you really only get 95% of the gasoline you are buying.

(Did that make sense?)

03-06-2002, 11:43 AM	#14
drudis Moderator Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Livonia, MI, USA Posts: 1,194	In Detroit, Sunoco is 10% gasohol. With alcohol being 50% as much BTU (energy) as gasoline... You are paying for 90%Gas + 10% alcohol (which is really 5% gas sort'a), so you really only get 95% of the gasoline you are buying. (Did that make sense?) __________________ Darius Rudis, Moderator Corner Carvers Delight 1989 Mustang LX - Open Track Car http://www.dariusrudis.com