EddieWalker
Epic Contributor
In another thread, I asked about a chainsaw which led to talking about what fuel to put in it. This led me to spending the extra money to buy Ethanol Free Gas for my Kawasaki Mule, lawn mowers and log splitter. In every case, they all start easier, run better and seem to have more power. That's just my opinion, which is based on my observations.
I've been so impressed with these results that I put it in my 2012 Ford F150 with the 5.0 gas engine with 155,000 miles on it. When I bought the truck new, I was getting 18 mpg, but over the years, that's worked it's way down to 14.1 mpg. I really didn't think too much about the gas that I was buying, but it was the cheapest that they had at the gas stations. I'm wondering if they have bee increasing the amount of Ethanal over the years that has led to my decrease if fuel mileage?
The last two times that I've filled up, I spend the extra money on Ethanal Free Gas. It's a separate hose, just like when you have the option for gasoline or diesel. The first tank didn't really change anything. It might of started quicker, but it's always started pretty quickly. Power seems the same. Yesterday I had to drive to Dallas and back. It's a 4 hour round trip. I filled up with Ethanol Free Gas, and this time I noticed a difference. It was quicker off the light, faster getting on the Interstate and the Miles Per Gallon reading on my dash started increasing. By the time I got to Dallas, I was up to 17.5 mpg!!! That's almost 3 1/2 Mile Per Gallon increase, which is just amazing to me.
In Lindale Texas, Regular Gas was $2.32 a gallon. Ethanol Free Gas was $2.96 a gallon. I haven't done the math, but I think the increase in mileage makes a good argument to continue buying it.
I've been so impressed with these results that I put it in my 2012 Ford F150 with the 5.0 gas engine with 155,000 miles on it. When I bought the truck new, I was getting 18 mpg, but over the years, that's worked it's way down to 14.1 mpg. I really didn't think too much about the gas that I was buying, but it was the cheapest that they had at the gas stations. I'm wondering if they have bee increasing the amount of Ethanal over the years that has led to my decrease if fuel mileage?
The last two times that I've filled up, I spend the extra money on Ethanal Free Gas. It's a separate hose, just like when you have the option for gasoline or diesel. The first tank didn't really change anything. It might of started quicker, but it's always started pretty quickly. Power seems the same. Yesterday I had to drive to Dallas and back. It's a 4 hour round trip. I filled up with Ethanol Free Gas, and this time I noticed a difference. It was quicker off the light, faster getting on the Interstate and the Miles Per Gallon reading on my dash started increasing. By the time I got to Dallas, I was up to 17.5 mpg!!! That's almost 3 1/2 Mile Per Gallon increase, which is just amazing to me.
In Lindale Texas, Regular Gas was $2.32 a gallon. Ethanol Free Gas was $2.96 a gallon. I haven't done the math, but I think the increase in mileage makes a good argument to continue buying it.