03-07-2016, 07:36 PM | #1 |
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Pure gas vs 10% ethanol
So, I saw a local station today that offers 100% 87 octane gas for .20 more than 87 octane with ethanol.
I filled up from 1/4 tank. Is there any benefit in the LFX engine to running ethanol free fuel? I know ethanol gas tends to gum up older engines
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03-07-2016, 07:46 PM | #2 |
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Only benefit may be slightly better gas mileage since ethanol's combustion energy is lower.
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03-07-2016, 08:04 PM | #3 |
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I'm on a road trip Friday night, will check the mileage then...
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03-07-2016, 08:06 PM | #4 |
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Older Small engines,outboard boat motors ect. benefit the most from non ethanol. New...not so much.
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03-07-2016, 09:31 PM | #6 |
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This. Ethanol actually burns cleaner, but but with a lot less energy. If the blend is E85, the difference in mileage can be substantial. Pure gasoline is almost 30% more powerful than E85. Ethanol is bad for your engine as well. If you put it in a vehicle that only gets used occasionally, it can cause catastrophic failures because of it's propensity to attract and absorb water.
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03-09-2016, 04:59 AM | #8 |
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I use e85 in both my pick up and suv no problems yet one has 25k and one has 65k
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03-09-2016, 11:49 AM | #10 |
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^^^THIS, I went thru some power valves in my Holley. Very bad on rubber gas lines also, they would get hard as a brick, better check the line at the gas tank and fuel pump. Horrible idea to take food and make a fuel supplement, IMO.
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I use 93 No Ethanol... My car feels better with it.
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