Posted by ptfarmer on October 18, 2016 at 21:36:57 from (70.114.47.237):
In Reply to: E85 farmall posted by ejtodd on October 18, 2016 at 14:02:56:
Because ethanol has less btu's per gallon than gasoline you need a much higher compression ratio, and have to use a lot more fuel to makeup for the loss of btu's. A gallon of E85 will result in power loss by 1/3 compared to regular gasoline (and for winter they add more gas to the E85). I've raced cars on alcohol, and E85 for many years now. So just dumping E85 into your tractor without any modifications you are just making less power unless your tractor is already running too rich on gasoline.
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