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Summer Gas

Post by FordyceCreekTrail » Mon Apr 29, 2019 10:50 pm

Ok, one more for today. Today my gas mileage went up 2MPG basically. I am sure its summer gas, first tank. I amazed by how much that Hemi hates winter gas.
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Post by RustyPW » Mon Apr 29, 2019 11:39 pm

Mine don't like the crap either. :roll:
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Re: Summer Gas

Post by waldo » Tue Apr 30, 2019 6:42 am

I started running 90 octane Ethanol free in my truck when I'm at my place in WV.
I stop and fill my generator and chainsaw gas cans there every trip, so I said why not? Costs more, but the mileage gain offsets some of that. Plus it's the closest station, so that shaves about 15 miles off a trip if I only need gas.
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Re: Summer Gas

Post by FordyceCreekTrail » Tue Apr 30, 2019 9:02 am

I wondered if higher octane would gain mileage, but the of set in higher cost....I just could not believe it. Same thing last spring, all the sudden I fill up one morning and get on the road and the MPG meter just starts clicking up as fast as it can. My wifes Fourunner sees barely a .4 MPG difference in the mid teens by comparison.
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Re: Summer Gas

Post by waldo » Tue Apr 30, 2019 9:34 am

FordyceCreekTrail wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 30, 2019 9:02 am
 I wondered if higher octane would gain mileage, but the of set in higher cost....I just could not believe it. Same thing last spring, all the sudden I fill up one morning and get on the road and the MPG meter just starts clicking up as fast as it can. My wifes Fourunner sees barely a .4 MPG difference in the mid teens by comparison.
It's not the octane. It's the fact that the 10% (or more) ethanol is missing from your tank if you're running ethanol free gas. It has a lower energy density than gasoline so you should see some better mileage.
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Re: Summer Gas

Post by SeppW » Tue Apr 30, 2019 6:09 pm

Straight gas is a rare find anymore.
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Re: Summer Gas

Post by waldo » Tue Apr 30, 2019 6:34 pm

SeppW wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 30, 2019 6:09 pm
 Straight gas is a rare find anymore.
It seem to vary quite a bit by location. It's common near my place in WV. Usually 87 or 92, but the station near me has a sticker that says 89.5, which is good for the 6.4.

You can check this link for stations that sell it in your area.

https://www.pure-gas.org/index.jsp
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Re: Summer Gas

Post by SeppW » Wed May 01, 2019 5:48 pm

waldo wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 30, 2019 6:34 pm
SeppW wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 30, 2019 6:09 pm
 Straight gas is a rare find anymore.
It seem to vary quite a bit by location. It's common near my place in WV. Usually 87 or 92, but the station near me has a sticker that says 89.5, which is good for the 6.4.

You can check this link for stations that sell it in your area.

https://www.pure-gas.org/index.jsp
Nearest station is 90 miles away. I'd burn a half a tank there and back. I'd guess the emissions program in this area is why they won't allow sale of it.
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Re: Summer Gas

Post by Low_Sky » Wed May 01, 2019 8:18 pm

I don't think we have corn gas anywhere in the state. I believe we do import some fuel from the lower 48, but I guess we abstain from the corn stuff for compatibility with the real stuff we refine up here.
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Re: Summer Gas

Post by MSCH2112 » Thu May 02, 2019 3:05 pm

our ethanol free gas is 0.40 cents more a gallon!

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Re: Summer Gas

Post by Bill2014 » Thu May 02, 2019 3:41 pm

Our Sunoco 93 is ethanol free - that's the only gas the Power Wagon has ever seen. Primarily because it's Ethanol Free :rockon:

I'm not sure there's as much variation in the Higher Octane summer vs winter blends. But, there definitely is with the 87 octane, I see about 2 mpg better with the summer blend in other vehicles...
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Re: Summer Gas

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Re: Summer Gas

Post by Ducky's Dad » Thu May 02, 2019 7:58 pm

I try to run ethanol-free in my small engines, and needed a couple gallons a few weeks ago for the roto-tiller. Local price is $22/gallon in 1-gallon cans. It's cheaper in fivers but they were sold out. Nearest non-ethanol pump gas I could find was about 140 miles away. Around here (So Cal), 87 octane pump gas with ethanol is over $4/gallon right now.
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