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Any one else running non-ethanol?

Started by b5blue, February 15, 2024, 07:22:56 PM

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b5blue

  I've switched to non ethanol and my 4bbl 440 really likes it now that I don't run my Charger every week. Some extra cranking if it's sat for some time but fires right up and runs fine. (Non ethanol is plentiful in FL for the most part due to all the boating.)

DownZero

I use it 90% of the time. Also mix some av gas with it on occasions.

birdsandbees

When you have full access to it, why the hell would you use anything else?

I run 33% AV100LL to 67% Shell 91 premium in every car. I can leave them sit for 5 months in the Winter and they start on the second crank!
1970 'Bird RM23UOA170163
1969 'Bee WM21H9A230241
1969 Dart Swinger LM23P9B190885
1967 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S
1966 Plymouth Satellite HP2 - 9941 original miles
1964 Dodge 440 62422504487

b5blue

Ping is the thing. It's only 89OCT.  :scratchchin:

birdsandbees

All of those marinas have to be selling ethanol free Premium ! Every Verado is running Premium...
1970 'Bird RM23UOA170163
1969 'Bee WM21H9A230241
1969 Dart Swinger LM23P9B190885
1967 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S
1966 Plymouth Satellite HP2 - 9941 original miles
1964 Dodge 440 62422504487

Kern Dog

We don't have a choice in this poorly run state. It is (Up to 10 %) Ethanol or make your own.
Some people claim that ethanol has a higher octane rating than it is rated. I don't know if I believe that buy I am not a chemist, nor do I have any friends that would be able to test samples to prove the ratings they have.

birdsandbees

Ethanol has about 20% less BTU's in it than gasoline. I truly doubt it can make a car run better than good 100% gasoline.
1970 'Bird RM23UOA170163
1969 'Bee WM21H9A230241
1969 Dart Swinger LM23P9B190885
1967 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S
1966 Plymouth Satellite HP2 - 9941 original miles
1964 Dodge 440 62422504487

70 sublime

Most of the gas stations around here have 3 grades of gasoline 87 89 and 91 octane
When I read the little blurb under each handle at the pump it says 87 may contain 10% ethanol 89 may contain 5% ethanol and 91 is 0% ethanol

Think I have come across one station with Super at 93 octane also
next project 70 Charger FJ5 green

birdsandbees

All car pumps in Canada now contain 10% ethanol. Thank the drama teacher for that....
1970 'Bird RM23UOA170163
1969 'Bee WM21H9A230241
1969 Dart Swinger LM23P9B190885
1967 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S
1966 Plymouth Satellite HP2 - 9941 original miles
1964 Dodge 440 62422504487

GreatOne34

Here in the lovely confines of SC, several years ago the Secretary of agriculture "outlawed" the sale of premium non-ethanol under the guise that it was "too hard to get". So our max is 89 for non-ethanol. I run that, along with VP Octanium booster to get me to a guesstimate of 93 for my 440. It has always run pretty good with this combo and none of the dreaded pinging.

b5blue

Aluminum heads helped quite a bit also.  :2thumbs:

marshallfry01

Around my home state of Arkansas, about all you can get it 91 octane if you want non ethonal. The gas stations that sell ethonal fuel offer 93 octane. I always wonder which one is best for an old car... 91 octane non ethonal, or 93 octane with ethonal. My car should be on the road pretty soon so I guess ill find out
1969 Charger 383/auto
1969 Charger R/T 440/auto (waiting to be restored)
1972 Chevelle SS clone 383 sbc
1959 Chevy Apache short bed stepside
1968 Charger (glorified parts car)
Yes, I know I have too many cars. My wife reminds me daily.

histoy

I run 91 non ethanol gas in my collector cars, my lawnmowers, and my snowblowers.  Some carbs have rubber parts that don't hold up well when running ethanol gas. 

b5blue

Yea my power washer and KZ440 also.  :2thumbs: