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Subject:Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions
From:Dave Mcneely
Date:Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:39:47 -0500

---- Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:
> show us john, come on, give us the balanced equations and not just rebuttals
>
> alistair
>
>
> On 2012-06-29, at 10:49 AM, JRodgers wrote:
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> > Nah....
> >
> > Should be air-gasoline-alchol mixture. And that changes the equation for
> > carbon emissions.
> >

it does make a difference.  but, does it in fact reduce the pollutants per mile traveled?  It reduces fuel mileage, since alcohol has less energy per unit volume, simply because it is a lighter substance (less stuff per unit volume).  mcneely

> > John
> >
> > On 6/29/2012 12:18 PM, OlRivrRat wrote:
> >> he term Air-Fuel Mixture has always bugged me ~ should be Air-
> >> Gasoline Mixture.

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David McNeely