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| Ethanol is bad. If you stabilize it. Something like startron I think you would be fine. Even a regular unleaded to be honest. If storing you are going to need to use and additive even if buying EO. There have been test that even EO isn't always ethanol free. To summarize. You will need to treat any of it. Not sure paying for EO is worth it. If using for a two stroke engine or a boat motor I am all for buying EO. Not for storage for regular use. Use a quality additive and you should be good with regular, imho
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| Plenty of 87-89 octane real gas’s out there (depending on area) Lots of places will dupe people to spend the extra for premium and real gas for nothing more than pure profit (often 93 has the lowest ethanhol blend anyway)
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| Quite a lot of Tier 1 gas stations have ethanol-free premium gas, although the lower grades aren’t. There will be a decal on the pump if the premium grade is ethanol-free. If you don’t see clear indication of no ethanol, assume it’s in there.
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| quote: Originally posted by walker77:
My question is, would using premium gas get me the same results? Ive heard in the past that premium doesn't have ethanol. Is this true?
Not true. You can test for yourself with this. REV X E85 Super Tester Reusable Ethanol Testing Kit. https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod..._title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 |
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| Cheaper yet is to just dump it in your vehicle every 4 weeks and refill the cans with fresh gas, no stabilizer needed, ethanol fuel will still be ok in that time period etc.
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| Untreated non-ethanol gas will sit better than treated ethanol gas. Treated ethanol-free will last the longest (up to 2 years if stored properly). I am lucky to have an ethanol-free pump just down the road. It's around $1 more per gallon, but that is all I will run in my gas cans and small engines.
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| Octane rating is just a measure of resistance to detonation, not of (imprecise but descriptive term) going "stale" over time. Also, premium gas can still have ethanol. It will say so on the pump. Non-ethanol should "keep" better in storage, but if kept in airtight containers indoors, either will last a year.
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| quote: Originally posted by jimmy123x: Cheaper yet is to just dump it in your vehicle every 4 weeks and refill the cans with fresh gas, no stabilizer needed, ethanol fuel will still be ok in that time period etc.
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| quote: Originally posted by old rugged cross: Ethanol is bad.
It is. quote: Originally posted by old rugged cross: If you stabilize it. Something like startron I think you would be fine.
Things change, but, last I knew nothing would prevent ethanol-polluted gasoline from phase-separating.
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| Don’t let water in and ethanol won’t phase separate. |
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