ethanol?

05wolfkiller

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Apr 13, 2007

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i filled up a nearly empty tank w/ gas containing 10% ethanol. the next morning when i started the car it was idling rough and seemed to lack any throttle response. after a few miles everything seemed ok, but it still feels like im not getting my money's worth. im running the predator perf. tune w/ a c&l cai. has anyone had any kind of problems w/ ethanol?

 

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I ran E 85 in my 5.4 F 150 once, don't do this unless you have a bi-fuel engine. You are throwing away you money and been told over time this can ruin an engine too.

 

bigcat

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e85 and 10% ethanol blend are very different. the 10% blend should not cause any issues, unless something in the tune makes it different. if it just did it for a few moments, i would say it was a glitch. if it was that close to empty, you may have actually ran out of gas in the lines, and then the new fuel caught up.

 

Roni

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We call it winter gas because it is like gasline Antifreeze. It doesn't affect the car much.

 

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wotfr

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I've used the 89 octane (10% ethanol) since I bought my car, and before and after the new Brenspeed tune and C & L Racer CAI and the only problem I have is avoiding
a ticket. Hmm, maybe it is the gas.

 

mustangmike6996

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wotfr said:

I've used the 89 octane (10% ethanol) since I bought my car, and before and after the new Brenspeed tune and C & L Racer CAI and the only problem I have is avoiding
a ticket. Hmm, maybe it is the gas.

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what kind of fuel economy do you get with normal/semi normal driving?

 

DarkFireGT

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Almost everything here has at least 10% ethanol. No problems and gas mileage seems to be about what everyone else gets. 16-20 city and 23-28 hwy.

 

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wotfr

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mustangmike6996 said:

what kind of fuel economy do you get with normal/semi normal driving?

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Even w/ the lead right foot I still get 19-20 city and 26-28 hwy and that is w/o any long highway trips yet to really get a good average. I'll let you know after WFC10 which is about 600 miles one-way w/ several other 'Stang friends doing 80 most of the way. If you live anywhere near Indy check it out the weekend before the 500 at O'Reilly Raceway Park.