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Old 05-11-2008, 06:25 PM
Billyk Billyk is offline
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Default Re: How to Blend Your Own Fuel, and Why You Should

If I am not mistaken, ethanol can be made out of rubber tires, wood chips and other municipal waste products. An ethanol plant in Southwestern Pa. is going up that will use this type of material. The ethanol company is based in Warrendale, Illinois if I am correct.

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Best tank trip MPG 39.02 (scangauge II) for 402 miles on I-70, 10.3 gallons used over mostly flat terrain.

Best tank trip MPG 34.6 for E30 for 271 miles along I-80 in Indiana and Ohio.
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