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Originally Posted by mtofell
Most non-ethanol fuel I've seen is 92 octane so it may help a bit over 87 (depending on your truck). I did notice improved MPGs and maybe.... maybe a bit more power but nothing too noticeable. I certainly wouldn't do it as a planned way to increase power.
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The 92 octane will be the premium/super regardless if it's the ethanol blend or 100% good stuff.
The ethanol blend is 10% ethanol which will equate to approximately a 10% lose in fuel mileage. The E85 is even cheaper per gallon, but will result in even a bigger lose in mpg.
Also the ethanol blended fuel is very hard on small engines that tend to sit idle for long periods of time. If you've ever seen honey that has crystallized from sitting around, that's ethanol in your lawn mower over the winter. Always be sure to add a fuel stabilizer to your small engine fuel tanks & to the jugs used to refill those tanks. Or better yet buy the 100% good stuff for those engines.
I spent 30+ years in the oil/gas field & the only conclusion I can come up with for the use of ethanol in our fuel is to create a market for corn.
Not trying to get political, just my .02 cents.