Gasoline Brand ?

[hannibal]

In most of the US, gasoline is refined in two flavors: 87 and 93. The grades in between are simply mixed from those two tanks at the pump. 2 parts 87 and 1 part 93 makes 89. 2 parts 93 and 1 part 87 makes 91.

I've never cared about brands, just octane ratings.

[JJ]

I have a Pacific Pride 2 miles from my house selling ethanol free 89, used be 90.
That's what I run. It has Shell logo tape on the front if anyone tampers with the pump.
I seem to get significantly better mileage on ethanol free gas

That's because you have to burn about twice as much ethanol to get the same energy as gasoline.

[Carter Turk]

That's because you have to burn about twice as much ethanol to get the same energy as gasoline.

So why are all the midland cornfields even there? Make real gas then, the ethanol seems to be a hugely wasted effort to what end?
The carbon footprint is huge, why all the fuss with ethanol, ag incentives from the gov apparently.

[Big T]

So why are all the midland cornfields even there? Make real gas then, the ethanol seems to be a hugely wasted effort to what end?
The carbon footprint is huge, why all the fuss with ethanol, ag incentives from the gov apparently.

Without going all Vortex, you are correct. Big money giveaway to big corporations.

[JJ]

So why are all the midland cornfields even there? Make real gas then, the ethanol seems to be a hugely wasted effort to what end?
The carbon footprint is huge, why all the fuss with ethanol, ag incentives from the gov apparently.

Politics, Kohl brothers, corporate farm lobbyists, etc... I agree about taking ethanol out of gasoline.

[roeme]

Edit: self-censored and dropping off this thread instead. It was vortexy enough to begin with, so I won't complain