Gas Mileage since they added Ethanol?

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Old Aug 6, 2006 | 04:05 PM
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i'd say i'm getting 2-3 mpg less than before eth. but i started to do something everytime i'd fill up i'd disconnect my battery. since then averaging 22-24 mpg, which is about 2-3 mpg better than b4 doing this experiment. Someone else needs to try this to prove it works. i'm not convinced yet, it's been only 3 fillups so far.
Old Aug 6, 2006 | 05:36 PM
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i get about 21mpg drivin somewhat conservative
Old Aug 6, 2006 | 09:07 PM
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I still get the same gas milage, about 19-20mpg.
Old Aug 7, 2006 | 12:21 AM
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Haven't noticed a difference. Still averaging about 19 mpg. But then again since HRP closed, I'm not burning a whole lot of fuel on Friday nights!
Old Aug 7, 2006 | 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by 808subaru
i'd say i'm getting 2-3 mpg less than before eth. but i started to do something everytime i'd fill up i'd disconnect my battery. since then averaging 22-24 mpg, which is about 2-3 mpg better than b4 doing this experiment. Someone else needs to try this to prove it works. i'm not convinced yet, it's been only 3 fillups so far.
Disconnecting the battery would reset the ECU to baseline right? Would that mean that the gas/ethanol mixture affects the octane? I know the pumps show the same octane as before but if 808subarus' theory is correct, the ECU is seeing something different.
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