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07-06-2009, 01:56 AM
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ethanol??
im tunned for sunoco 94 octane and at the station it says its got 13% ethanol, now is ethanol good? or should i pump dowwn to 91 octane and get a tune on 91 shell??
07-06-2009, 09:58 AM
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You must not have enough experience to know that there are different octanes at different parts of the country...
some only use 91, some only 93... Up north is normally 91..
The ethanol is fine...
some only use 91, some only 93... Up north is normally 91..
The ethanol is fine...
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07-06-2009, 01:37 PM
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in canada ontario shell has 91 with no ethonal pretty much and sunoco has 94 with 13% ethonal, which would get me more power with a tune and my mods
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07-06-2009, 02:19 PM
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A majority of gas stations add about 10% ethanol to their gas these days. I wouldn't worry about. That little amount of ethanol won't change anything.
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07-06-2009, 04:21 PM
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most gas stations were using ethanol for a while now, my dad delivers gas to gas stations and he told me a bunch were getting away from the ethanol because the prices dropped enough. they only added ethanol because gas was getting too expensive.
shell and sunoco by me both have 93 oct. wawa and turkey hill normally have 91 i believe.
shell and sunoco by me both have 93 oct. wawa and turkey hill normally have 91 i believe.
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07-06-2009, 09:01 PM
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In NJ all octane levels have 10% ethanol in them,Shell has 93, Wawa has 92, and Sunoco has 93 but octane is octane. 13% is weird though, maybe a Canadian thing....GM doesnt recommending using fuel with more than 10% ethanol, but this is because its corrosive not due to octane ratings
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In NJ all octane levels have 10% ethanol in them,Shell has 93, Wawa has 92, and Sunoco has 93 but octane is octane. 13% is weird though, maybe a Canadian thing....GM doesnt recommending using fuel with more than 10% ethanol, but this is because its corrosive not due to octane ratings
i run E85 and it hasnt had any affect on my fuel system.
actually GM runs the non-return style evaporative style fuel system, so it might do more damage, i dunno. maven will know the answer to this.
07-06-2009, 09:21 PM
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1996 and newer cars are built to handle the corrosive affects of ethanol IIRC.
i run E85 and it hasnt had any affect on my fuel system.
actually GM runs the non-return style evaporative style fuel system, so it might do more damage, i dunno. maven will know the answer to this.
i run E85 and it hasnt had any affect on my fuel system.
actually GM runs the non-return style evaporative style fuel system, so it might do more damage, i dunno. maven will know the answer to this.
07-06-2009, 09:50 PM
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It is he is el creep o maximo person and he has ripped off many people.
it is 10% not 13 he got it wrong bu F**K him and kill the thread he does not deserve your time and advice His name says it all. Also tries to sneak around as Persid or something.
In NJ all octane levels have 10% ethanol in them,Shell has 93, Wawa has 92, and Sunoco has 93 but octane is octane. 13% is weird though, maybe a Canadian thing....GM doesnt recommending using fuel with more than 10% ethanol, but this is because its corrosive not due to octane ratings
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