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Old 03-24-2011, 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by 4MoJoe View Post
I switched 4 tanks ago to regular. I actually am getting better mileage. And I can't explain it. We went on a 600 mile round trip drive this last weekend, I computed my mileage and it was 26mpg for freeway. I was kind of blown away. I asked at the station I go to and they use 10% ethanol in the Premium but not in the Regular...
that is ass backwards. There is your answer, ethanol takes 24% more fuel to go the same distance, so 10% would answer why you are getting better mileage with regular NON ethanol. In MO it is the other way around. Reg gas has Ethanol (not advertised) and Prem is real gas!!!!
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