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Originally Posted by BrianG
Squee, that's kinda odd. I noticed an increase of ~2mpg and noticeably more power when I started using ethanol mix instead of regular gas. I even switched back for a time just to see if it was just perception. I just drive an '05 Mazda 3 (2.3L NA engine). Maybe the reduction in power and fuel eff only affects larger engines (although I can't imagine why).
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Keep in mind, my truck is a '69 C10 with 3.73's in the rear, 3 speed auto with no overdrive, 357 smallblock with a Holly 650, yada yada, but that stuff (NOT E85, just normal gas with 10% ethanol) makes it run like GARBAGE. What I was talking about though, was E85. You actually get worse gas mileage with it, which the only upside to that would be that its cheaper than standard gas, but around here (and alot of places), its only a little cheaper and doesn't really make it any better of a choice than normal gas. I'm not sure how the standard gas with the 10% ethanol helps gas mileage on a fuel injected motor, just mine, and I get worse gas mileage AND performance.
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