Unless you're going out of your way to find gas without ethanol (very limited number of gas stations carry it), then everyone is using gas with ethanol in it.So how many here run gas with ethanol. Did you know you get less performance and less MPG? I just learned this and I drive an Excursion. Of course I will do whatever I can to improve the lush which I must have in order to pull my camper and haul my family.
E10 is pretty much everywhere. E15 is not uncommon.
Ethanol has something like 70% the energy content of gasoline. So, performance and/or mileage will go down. Engines can be tuned to make up the performance, but at the cost of economy.
So how many here run gas with ethanol.
Did you know you get less performance and less MPG?
I just learned this and I drive an Excursion. Of course I will do whatever I can to improve the lush which I must have in order to pull my camper and haul my family.
Turning our food into fuel, hmm. Would this have ever happened without politics involved?
Less MPG, certainly. Ethanol actually has some performance "advantages" in an engine specifically designed for it, but those are generally race-type engines with sky-high compression or boosted to the high heavens. But, sure, for the normal car running around, less performance.
I see E10 signs all the time, but I never see E15 signs. My car can't handle anything higher than E10 and this push for E15 has me concerned I will have no choice but to damage my car.
Turning our food into fuel, hmm. Would this have ever happened without politics involved?
So stupid question, I assume running no ethanol gas isn't an issue in a modern vehicle either assuming one can find it. Is it at all worth the price difference and seeking it out, if one is not going to run it all the time?
The mpg difference is normally around 3-5%. The performance difference varies based on how the car is tuned, but is generally only at wide open throttle and if the injectors can't handle more fuel flow and if you aren't on a dyno you're almost certain to not see the difference. So, probably not.
So stupid question, I assume running no ethanol gas isn't an issue in a modern vehicle either assuming one can find it. Is it at all worth the price difference and seeking it out, if one is not going to run it all the time?
That's what I kind of assumed, but figured I'd ask. Thanks for the info.
The mpg difference is normally around 3-5%. The performance difference varies based on how the car is tuned, but is generally only at wide open throttle and if the injectors can't handle more fuel flow and if you aren't on a dyno you're almost certain to not see the difference. So, probably not.