letsgetthisdone
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I think you are not getting what I'm saying, I understand that when the fuel is lower in octane it will pull timing and adjust AFR.
I am saying that the 10% ethanol is robbing you of power because it has to pull timing and adjust AFR.
We're on the same page here!
Maybe I'm not explaining myself to you in a way you can understand what I'm saying, I don't know.
We're not on the same page. The 10% ethanol content does not create a need to pull timing and does not hurt power. Here in Vegas the fuel is 91 octane. If they're adding ethanol to fuel that's already 91 octane, that fuel is now actually >91 octane. If they offset that by using less of other additives, the fuel is still 91 octane. No difference in timing is needed. If you're comparing pump E10 gasoline to something like an ethanol free race fuel that is 93-96 octane and saying it hurts power, this is not a good comparison as something like VP UTV is a bit higher octane and has a better additive package for making horsepower than pump fuel. It's not apples to apples.
It does hurt fuel mileage a small amount, but thats it. I'm really not trying to be a ****, but you genuinely don't understand how ethanol effects engine performance.