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Old 09-15-2017, 08:44 AM
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"Good" and "better" are non-quantitative terms. It isn't clear to me how my golf cart engine can run any "better" with ethanol-free fuel. It starts immediately and gets 50+ miles to the gallon. I actually did try a tankful of ethanol-free fuel and there was no perceptible difference in performance. Will it get better gas mileage with ethanol-free fuel? Yes, perhaps up to 3% better. However, the cost difference is about $1/gallon more thus it is less cost effective. The manufacturer states that up to 10% ethanol is fine. I tend to listen to the people who make the products. If you have some specific quantitative data to share then I would like to see it. Qualitative observations such as "better" are nearly always impacted by the placebo effect.



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Originally Posted by crash View Post
Just because it says up to 10% ethanol is ok does not mean it is good. Ethanol is not added as a performance enhancer but to lessen the cost.

I am not saying it will ruin your engine but that the engine runs better without it.

Last edited by tuccillo; 09-15-2017 at 10:25 AM.