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Here's where I'm going.
I'm reading a non-Saab reference that says that a combustion temperature for ethanol is about 450 degrees F cooler than for gasoline. Less heat migrates into the block and the cooling system has less work to do.
I'm wondering how this might translate to a C900, and in particular, if a reduced demand for cooling might translate into less of a mechanical load on the engine, increasing mileage. The change in mechanical load would supplement any other efficiency differences.
In a (non-Saab) car with belt driven fans, the fans can account for a 10-15% mileage drop. Electric fans are more efficient, but their driving energy still comes out of the fuel one way or another.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Do cooler operating temps reduce mechanical losses?, mag , Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:54:45
- Re: Do cooler operating temps reduce mechanical losses?, Ari , Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:19:15
- Let's leave the politics aside ..., mag , Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:41:35
- Re: Do cooler operating temps reduce mechanical losses?, mag , Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:48:16 <-- Viewing This Message
- I have never used ethanol,, tibbidoh , Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:46:26
- Re: I have never used ethanol, mag , Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:13:08
- Re: I have never used ethanol - me either, oldsaab, Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:09:44
- Re: I have never used ethanol,, Justin VanAbrahams , Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:35:33
- Re: Do cooler operating temps reduce mechanical losses?, tibbidoh , Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:00:39
- Re: Do cooler operating temps reduce mechanical losses?, Landjet , Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:18:29
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