Ethanol and Gasoline
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Ethanol and Gasoline
Hi, Most of the gas stations around here have sign on pumps, "Contains up to 10% Ethanol". I was on a trip yesterday and had been getting right at 25mpg. Happened to stop at a station with signs, "No Ethanol in our Gas". Filled up and reset Avg mpg. After that I was getting 27mpg. Just wanted to hear some of y'all comments. 
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Ethanol blended gas will give you slightly less mpg's but it does not harm the car. Just the price we pay for trying to lessen dependence on foreign oil.
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You will get better milage out of 100% gasoline for sure. I will not put ethanol in my car.
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as long as it isn't more than 10%. testing on higher concentrations of ethanol have been show to be a real problem except on the newest of vehicles (like 5 yr or newer). lots written. a google search will produce loads of information
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basically (and because of the know damages caused by the fuel in marine applications) you can usually find ethanol free fuel at most marinas (there are a few in our area, lol) sometimes the problem, however, is that you can't get 93 or even 91 octane (90 is highest at most marinas).
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Ethanol is one of the biggest boondoggles of this century. Without price subsidy support, corn gas is way more expensive than regular. The energy used in producing corn fuel is covered up by the subsidies. The worse gas mileage just causes greater consumption of refined gas.
This ain't meat extender products. Just a crafted campaign by Al Bore many years ago, and is now sustained by the ethanol lobby (made up by farming conglomerates).
Obviously, my moniker suggest I'm someone from the greedy oil empire. But even I can see value in switch grass or cane sugar derived fuel additive over corn. Geeeebeeers, mid-west farmers are causing the price of corn tortillas in Mexico go up. Lessen our dependence on foreign oil my ***.
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This ain't meat extender products. Just a crafted campaign by Al Bore many years ago, and is now sustained by the ethanol lobby (made up by farming conglomerates).
Obviously, my moniker suggest I'm someone from the greedy oil empire. But even I can see value in switch grass or cane sugar derived fuel additive over corn. Geeeebeeers, mid-west farmers are causing the price of corn tortillas in Mexico go up. Lessen our dependence on foreign oil my ***.
Drilll baby drill.
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Here's a somewhat useful locator. Although most of the locations on the coast are marinas or fuel docks.
http://www.buyrealgas.com/Florida.html
http://www.buyrealgas.com/Florida.html
Here is another pure gas locator link.
http://pure-gas.org
http://pure-gas.org
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basically (and because of the know damages caused by the fuel in marine applications) you can usually find ethanol free fuel at most marinas (there are a few in our area, lol) sometimes the problem, however, is that you can't get 93 or even 91 octane (90 is highest at most marinas).
I thought that we finally could have a choice in this matter... 
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Here is a listing of ethanol fre gas stations nationwide.
http://www.pure-gas.org/index.jsp?stateprov=TN
Listed is Tennessee, but the bar accross the top lists whatever state you seek.
http://www.pure-gas.org/index.jsp?stateprov=TN
Listed is Tennessee, but the bar accross the top lists whatever state you seek.
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Ethanol corn lobbyist !
It's going to get worse with each passing year. The corn lobby are all over Congress and the Senate like a bad case of the flu. With increased amounts, the fuel system on an average car tends to develop internal rust in all the little metal parts in your gauges and fuel pumps as well as the regulator and injectors. In South America they use almost all a mixture of ethanol, but of course, they have hundreds of miles of sugar cane to use as the source for ethanol not corn & the cars have a much better rubber and plastic parts and stainless steel in their fuel systems. And since it burns at a lower temperature, you'll be pulling into the filling station more often.God bless those little thinkers at the EPA ! Before long we'll all be using bicycles to get around on. Corn belongs on the table not in the fuel tank. Idiots & thieves that's all they are.
