Non ethonol 90 octane fuel
Road Warrior
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In my area at least, the mpg reduction between E10 and gasoline is basically wiped out by the difference in price per gallon. I don't own an E85 vehicle and have only seen one station in town selling it, but from my crude calculations the same seems to be true there as well. Price per gallon is quite a bit less, as is MPG.
Last edited by 07RoadHawg; Jan 6, 2011 at 11:08 AM.
Road Warrior
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1...it's absorbs water at a much faster rate and breaks down much quicker.
2..It has alcohol in it and it separates in a short time.
3.. It cleans gunk off tank walls that would do no harm to remain on the walls....when it drops it clogs stuff up.
4.. The fuel is NO GOOD for the environment or consumer. It has no benefit on cost per mile. It makes less power and tasks more to go the same distance.
5.. It should be called Global Warming idea #2. It's a feel good thing for dummies.
2..It has alcohol in it and it separates in a short time.
3.. It cleans gunk off tank walls that would do no harm to remain on the walls....when it drops it clogs stuff up.
4.. The fuel is NO GOOD for the environment or consumer. It has no benefit on cost per mile. It makes less power and tasks more to go the same distance.
5.. It should be called Global Warming idea #2. It's a feel good thing for dummies.
Road Warrior
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From: Detroit, the asshole of America
You don't lose 10% fuel economy on E10, either. 5% is more realistic.
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From: Pacific Northwest
Gotta jump in now. My Pontiac GP regularly got 26-27mpg before 10% ethanol was mandated in my state. It gets 20-21 mpg now which is a bit more than a 5% decrease. And I saw the same mileage reduction with my F-150. Everybody I've talked to in my state saw similar mpg reductions and are just as aggravated as I am.
While there are those that contend that ethanol saves precious fossil fuels the fact remains that if you're getting 20% less fuel mileage you're using 20% more fuel to go the same distance. Pretty difficult to save anything at that rate.
Tourer
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Miami, Fla.
that's 100% BS, get that car out of a controlled lab, and on the street...
Tourer
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From: Miami, Fla.
absolutely not true on E10, E85 probably, E10 no way...
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Tourer
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From: Miami, Fla.
I agree on this on a weekly or bi-weekly basis, maybe even a month, however anything over 4-6 week sit time NEEDS a fuel stabilizer
