RE: RE: Gasoline for Dakotas , Petrol with Etanol blend or not ?

From: knox.james@sympatico.ca
Date: Sat Sep 18 2010 - 12:25:08 EDT


Hey Andy, Family guy :-) You just hit part of my questions. This car from the Dark side :-) chevy cobalt has litres per/ 100 km indicator. Non ethanol gas seems to go further.
 
Regards
 
Jim , 91 Dak
 
  

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> From: andy.levy@gmail.com
> Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2010 12:01:08 -0400
> Subject: Re: DML: RE: Gasoline for Dakotas , Petrol with Etanol blend or not ?
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>
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> On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 11:23, Brian wrote:
>>
>> You will get better performance out of the lower octane fuel, unless you
>> have modified your 318 to the point where you need the increased octane.
>> And 15% ethanol will affect the gas mileage and performance slightly,
>
> More than slightly. I see at least a 10% drop in fuel mileage w/ E10
> vs. straight gas w/ my '03 Outback. Even worse with the Caravan we
> had.
>



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