Thinking of switching to 90 octane
If in doubt, FLAT OUT
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This is not a he said she said bit of information. I'm in the fuel distribution business, the company I work for owns 5 marathons and an automotive shop. I gathered this information by seeing it first hand. Not to mention the state of Michigan is strictly an ethanol free state. You will void your warranty if you use it in a car that you buy there. With pure fuel you get better gas mileage, plus less wear and tear on your engine.
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I'm still learning octane but e20 the highest from of ethanol fuel which is 20% lowers your fuel economy by 7.7% e85 which is 15% lowers it by 5% etc..... You get the picture. Although its required by law and burns cleaner, you can still use it however if someone dips your tank you ill be fined.
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I created this thread in the hopes to find someone running ethanol free gas in their cars, but all I'm getting is people responding that aren't running it. I'm just interested to see how much of a drop in hp, fuel economy, etc... I don't plan to race it or do a lot of engine work. all I want is to prolong the life of the engine.
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I created this thread in the hopes to find someone running ethanol free gas in their cars, but all I'm getting is people responding that aren't running it. I'm just interested to see how much of a drop in hp, fuel economy, etc... I don't plan to race it or do a lot of engine work. all I want is to prolong the life of the engine.
trying to preserve the car is like trying to preserve yourself. you'll need to live in a bubble in order to not be susceptible to the outside contaminants
If in doubt, FLAT OUT
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I created this thread in the hopes to find someone running ethanol free gas in their cars, but all I'm getting is people responding that aren't running it. I'm just interested to see how much of a drop in hp, fuel economy, etc... I don't plan to race it or do a lot of engine work. all I want is to prolong the life of the engine.
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prolong the life of the engine? why and how do you ever plan to enjoy your newly acquired vehicle? I'm not saying you should go redline it every time but go out and enjoy what the car was made for.
trying to preserve the car is like trying to preserve yourself. you'll need to live in a bubble in order to not be susceptible to the outside contaminants
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This is a given which I have done on all my vehicles. Like I said before this was just a general question I asked to see if anyone has or is currently running ethanol free gas.
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