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      04-12-2014, 08:32 AM   #1
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Do any of you utilize ethanol free high octane? Can't find a gas station near me with this and wondering if anyone has really noticed a difference?
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I'm currently in the Midwest so 93 oct is hard to find. I tried 91 oct E0 and it performed as well as 93 oct E15 (same mpg). If there was any difference in performance I didn't notice. Is it worth the effort trying to find it? Not IMO, since our cars won't suffer the side effects of E15 like older cars do.

I have been using Archoil AR6200 for months now so maybe if I didn't I would have noticed a bigger difference.
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Do any of you utilize ethanol free high octane? Can't find a gas station near me with this and wondering if anyone has really noticed a difference?
I feel the car is a little smoother on ethanol free gas, but it's not worth driving 45minutes to get it. You will find it at marinas. The issue is most marinas don't have access for cars to the pumps.

In Atlanta you may find some near Lake Lanier.
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