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Old August 10th 06, 04:14 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Jay Honeck
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Default Removing Ethanol from Gas?

3. What is *in* that non-alcohol gas in Iowa now that boosts its
octane? TEL? MTBE? Nitroglycerine?


Iowa hasn't used MTBE for many years. Ethanol was its replacement, and
pretty well any automobile engine is allowed to use a mixture of up to 10
percent ethanol.


So how does our "premium" gasoline (no alcohol) achieve its higher
octane?
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