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No improvement in MPG with non-ethanol??

Strange! I have gotten a minimum improvement of a 10% in MPG in every vehicle I have tested after the second fill-up with non-ethanol.
 
MidTNDawg said:
Strange! I have gotten a minimum improvement of a 10% in MPG in every vehicle I have tested after the second fill-up with non-ethanol.
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Good point. Second fill up or even third. You will not notice a difference with just one tank full.
 
Gasoline produces more energy than ethanol . . . I always get better MPG when I use ethanol free gas . . . unfortunately, the only stuff near me is 87 octane . . . I have to ride 45 miles to get "high-test!"
 
Art Mann said:
Would you care to speculate on why that might be true?
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No need to speculate, there is less energy in a gallon of ethanol than in the same volume of gasoline. Remove the ethanol and your mileage will improve.

As far as comments about engine safety, every engine built in at least the last three years is designed to burn 10-15 percent ethanol with no damage. This includes the fuel lines and elastomeric seals.

I am not suggesting I am a fan of it, frankly the whole ethanol for fuel industry is a sham. We use corn that could be exported at a profit to produce ethanol at a loss, with lower energy efficiency and damage to older engines and equipment. Read the reports on the disaster ethanol played in marine fuel tank sludge and tank failures. The statement made earlier in this thread is correct - it takes more energy to produce a gallon of ethanol than you get from its combustion. We also subsidize farmers to grow corn instead of other crops with a higher profit margin.
 
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