The reason they use ethanol is to get rid off water in gasoline so it doesn't freeze in the winter time. Ethanol and water mix and are burned together in the combustion chamber. Nothing wrong with ethanol !!!

 

Then how did they keep gasoline from freezing before ethanol?

http://van.physics.uiuc.edu/qa/listing.php?id=11663

 

i think every were is 10% i know new york is

 

Watchthat ethanol bashing...there's people from Iowa around here!

 

Ethanol decreases MPG by 25% not 50% or with 10% a total of 2.5%. Ethanol has an AMAZING octane rating, however, so less ping reducing agent (which gets 0 mpg when compard to ethanol's 75%) can be used.

All in all you break about even power wise for ethanol 10% (maybe 1%+ less), unfortunatly if indeed it reduces reliability, it's a BAD idea to use the stuff.

 

Right.

Around here, you simply don't find gas without 10% ethanol unless you go to the track.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with the 10% ethanol. E85 is a completely different story. While it helps the environment, you burn way more of it, so really you're not saving anything. It's fantastic for a drag car, though!

 

Add to all that, I read in the newspaper today, that the corn crop was affected by all the weird weather we've had across the nation. Guess what: fuel prices expected to rise - due to ethanol being affected by the corn crop failures.

 

Enjoy the ethanol, you'll soon be paying for it at the market. Wholesale prices are skyrocketing.

http://www.ft.com/foodprices

 

I recall reading somewhere that ethanol has recently been proven to actually be worse for the environment too. We just can't seem to win it seems. Hopefully biodeisel will be okay...don't know what we'd resort to after that.

 

eh, I pulled up to the local Hess and saw a"contains 10 % or less ethanol" label on every octane and every pump, so I went someplace else. I'd just as soon stay away from it if possible. I don't need to worry about my cats cause I ain't got none.

But I'm thinking it would be a good idea to maybe go with a new fuel filter every 15k if you're going to subjected to ethanol.