ethanol free fuel

[5.0Flareside]

IS THE BEST EVER!!!!!!

ok a gas station here just went under new ownership and is now selling ethanol free fuel. so i decided to fill my truck up a week ago. well i just had to fill up again....


i got 4 mpgs better than the usual 10% ethanol gas.

i usually get bout 10-10.5 i got 14.3!!!!!!!!!! and this is the exact same driving conditions and how fast i drive it.

WOOOHOOO!!


ETHANOL FREE FTMFW!!!!!!!!!

 

[LEB Ben]

I've always felt the same way. Difficult to find places these days, and the only one I know off the top of my head is Conoco that does 100% gasoline.

 

[5.0Flareside]

yep. while it is 10-15 cents more per gallon but i fel its worth it for 4mpgs and its running better and has a bit more giddyup.

 

[LEB Ben]

I Knoxville, Pilot gas kept the price of gasoline down. So Conoco was never more than 3 or so cents more expensive than basically the cheapest gas you could get. And for the extra mileage I was getting it was well worth it. The founder/owner/whatever of Pilot was a UT grad, so he basically controlled the gas market in that area and anyone that wanted to compete had to be close in price.

 

[5.0Flareside]

yeah its completely worth it...

 

[O'Rattlecan]

I saw a decrease in MPG of ~1-1.5mpg when they switched over to the 10% ethyl blend here. I'm not wild about it either.

Ryan

 

[95F350XL]

I get the same always 10-12 with F350 and Bronk, 20 with the stang, 30 with Protege

 

[5.0Flareside]

i couldnt believe that i got 4 mpgs difference. i wouldve never guessed.

 

[O'Rattlecan]

i couldnt believe that i got 4 mpgs difference. i wouldve never guessed.

I think most of that is a fluke of some kind or a miscalculation. I wouldn't write off maybe a 8-12% increase though.

Ryan

 

[5.0Flareside]

I think most of that is a fluke of some kind or a miscalculation. I wouldn't write off maybe a 8-12% increase though.

Ryan

nope. my calculations are exactly correct.

i run my tank from full down to right around 1/4. and in that time i typically depending on how far down i run it get maybe 120-130 miles to a tank and it would normally take me around 11 -11.5 gallons to fill up.

this one i did the same thing i went 143 miles and it only took me 10.1 gallons to fill up. i was still at right around 1/3 of a tank.

 

[O'Rattlecan]

nope. my calculations are exactly correct.

i run my tank from full down to right around 1/4. and in that time i typically depending on how far down i run it get maybe 120-130 miles to a tank and it would normally take me around 11 -11.5 gallons to fill up.

this one i did the same thing i went 143 miles and it only took me 10.1 gallons to fill up. i was still at right around 1/3 of a tank.

I agree that regular gas proves more efficient, but it's not like 35% more efficient. That's all I'm saying. Maybe the filler shutoff turned off early or something. Could be you hit the highway more or things went more smoothly and you didn't pay enough notice.

Ryan

 

[5.0Flareside]

I agree that regular gas proves more efficient, but it's not like 35% more efficient. That's all I'm saying. Maybe the filler shutoff turned off early or something. Could be you hit the highway more or things went more smoothly and you didn't pay enough notice.

Ryan

nope. i made sure that my tank is full like i always do. i didnt hit the highway at all. the only thing i can think of that is different is the truck did a lil bit less sitting and idling like me coming home running back out and leaving but that aint 4mpgs difference. idk why the difference is so large.

but ill stay on the numbers..

 

[LEB Ben]

I think most of that is a fluke of some kind or a miscalculation. I wouldn't write off maybe a 8-12% increase though.

Ryan

That's what I'm thinking and the exact increase I see in vehicles where you can actually notice a difference. You're gonna have to run a few tanks Chris to get a judgement and recalculation. There are lots of factors, for instance, it's been 15* cooler, maybe you hit a little less traffic or a few less red lights, didn't gun it as much...who knows? You'll also have to get exact numbers, not 'right around X' or 'betwen X and Y miles' or 'about this many gallons'.

 

[5.0Flareside]

im starting to notice a slight bump in power. this time i filled with ethanol free 89 octane. im bumping the timing up here in a few minutes.

 

[5.0Flareside]

That's what I'm thinking and the exact increase I see in vehicles where you can actually notice a difference. You're gonna have to run a few tanks Chris to get a judgement and recalculation. There are lots of factors, for instance, it's been 15* cooler, maybe you hit a little less traffic or a few less red lights, didn't gun it as much...who knows? You'll also have to get exact numbers, not 'right around X' or 'betwen X and Y miles' or 'about this many gallons'.

i was giving a general idea. i have exact numbers i just didnt wanna lay them out...

 

[Lost]

Here we have Kwik Fill no Ethonol . Same price or less than other major retailers .

I get 2 -3 MPG better there. Truck does not ping like all other places . Proforms better I can feel it not downshift as much and after 200000 miles I know where it wants to do that.

After 2 or 3 tanks of the ethonal gas I get down to 13 mpg . And in one tank see big difference