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<blockquote data-quote="David Hart" data-source="post: 539585" data-attributes="member: 62542"><p>You wouldn't suggest that the driver run on ethanol as well? :blink:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Consider this, when running E85, you almost get 100 mpg <em>of gasoline</em>. The rest is ethanol. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Try buying beer at only $2 a gallon (or Everclear for folks that want to remind me beer is only 3-5% ETOH). Bottled water is still more per gallon.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So, besides certain jail time, what would happen if you distilled your own straight ETOH and put it in the tank w/ 4 gallons of unleaded? Seems energy in is too low for any decent yield. I guess that's why people drink it. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yeah, I'd have bought a Prius or a 4WD Matrix if I didn't haul garbage & wood, and tow a boat. Might need another trailer to haul grain now! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="David Hart, post: 539585, member: 62542"] You wouldn't suggest that the driver run on ethanol as well? :blink: Consider this, when running E85, you almost get 100 mpg [i]of gasoline[/i]. The rest is ethanol. Try buying beer at only $2 a gallon (or Everclear for folks that want to remind me beer is only 3-5% ETOH). Bottled water is still more per gallon. So, besides certain jail time, what would happen if you distilled your own straight ETOH and put it in the tank w/ 4 gallons of unleaded? Seems energy in is too low for any decent yield. I guess that's why people drink it. Yeah, I'd have bought a Prius or a 4WD Matrix if I didn't haul garbage & wood, and tow a boat. Might need another trailer to haul grain now! :P [/QUOTE]
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