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Yes. During WWII some fighter planes engines had the capability to inject small quantity of ethanol inside the cylinders to increase the octane rating of the gasoline. The higher the octane rating the better the more compression a fuel can withstand before detonating. It is a way to augment thrust in IC engines. (although to my knowledge not so widely used in present days)

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