nist7
Well-Known Member
So a local gas station owner made the papers recently since he is a vocal opponent of ethanol-containing gasoline. His gas station (in Gardner, KS) even has signs proudly claiming his ethanol-free gas (but apparently due to business/supplier pressure have recently been 'forced' to sell 87 and 89 with E10, but 91 is still pure gas). I was actually researching places around my area that sell 92/93 octane gas when I stumbled upon the anti-ethanol movement. (not anti E-85/ethanol as main fule, but anti ethanol additive in regular gasoline ie the very common E10, which apparently is supposed to be very widespread and almost all drivers fill-up with E10 now a days)
So how founded are the arguments against E10 gasoline? (according to http://www.fuel-testers.com/manufacturer_fuel_recommendations_ethanol_e10.html Ferrari specifically recommends against using any gasoline with ethanol additives) Is it worth the time to find 'pure gasoline' these days?
Heres a website (founded by a motorcycle rider) that attempts to list all the diff gas stations that sell ethanol free gas in each US state: http://pure-gas.org/ Theres a BP station near KC that has 92 octane AND is listed on that website as ethanol-free. Will have to sample their 92 octane and do a home-made method test to see if it has any ethanol in it. Hopefully this method works:
So how founded are the arguments against E10 gasoline? (according to http://www.fuel-testers.com/manufacturer_fuel_recommendations_ethanol_e10.html Ferrari specifically recommends against using any gasoline with ethanol additives) Is it worth the time to find 'pure gasoline' these days?
Heres a website (founded by a motorcycle rider) that attempts to list all the diff gas stations that sell ethanol free gas in each US state: http://pure-gas.org/ Theres a BP station near KC that has 92 octane AND is listed on that website as ethanol-free. Will have to sample their 92 octane and do a home-made method test to see if it has any ethanol in it. Hopefully this method works:
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1883510To test for the presence of ethanol in any clear container put in some water up to some line. Add gas and shake. If the water line moves up there's ethanol. A labeled test kit or a graduated flask allows you to determine the percentage.