Gas Vs Ethanol
08-15-2011, 03:44 PM
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Gas Vs Ethanol
In my boating area, all the gas prices are within about a dime of each other. About $4.59 right now. Some claim to be ethanol free and some do not. There is one car gas station, a Citgo, on a canal that also sells to boats at car prices. So the question is buy the non-ethanol marina gas or save almost a dollar a gallon with the Citgo? How much power loss is there with the ethanol fuel?
08-15-2011, 07:30 PM
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In my boating area, all the gas prices are within about a dime of each other. About $4.59 right now. Some claim to be ethanol free and some do not. There is one car gas station, a Citgo, on a canal that also sells to boats at car prices. So the question is buy the non-ethanol marina gas or save almost a dollar a gallon with the Citgo? How much power loss is there with the ethanol fuel?
Needless to say, if you can run without it, you're better off and less likely to have other issues.
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It won't technically make less power but if you have custom engines, you may need to richen the motors a touch, will drop the power just a little. Ethanol is hard on the orings, fittings, injectors and mainly the fuel tanks in most boats.
