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

From: Brian (hskr@cox.net)
Date: Sat Sep 18 2010 - 18:56:37 EDT


All depends on the vehicle then. On my truck before I got my SCT tuner
which now requires me to run 91 or higher, I actually got better performance
from running E-10 89 than I did on non-ethanol 91, and that was with the
Mopar PCM

brian cropp

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> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net [mailto:owner-dakota-
> truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Andy Levy
> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 11:01 AM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: Re: DML: RE: Gasoline for Dakotas , Petrol with Etanol blend or
> not ?
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 11:23, Brian <hskr@cox.net> 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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