Thread: E10: Am I dreaming or is it better

You are dreaming.
And all things being equal you will have a 6% economy loss.
( Ethanol has 60% of petrol calorific value x10% =6%)
Regards Philip A

I think you are dreamin - you should have slightly lower power and slightly increased fuel consumption.

There should be no other issues or benefits.

Garry

Placebo effect

Feels smoother because its making less power

I agree, E10 is not better and gives worse economy.

I run only BP Unltimate unless I have no choice and then I still try to get atleast standard 95 Premium.

Thanks for the comments folks.

I guess I'll continue the live the dream until the next fill up

You pumped hi octane by mistake

Lucky it wasn't the d pump,:Just jokes ( know a bloke who did that.

I agree with most of what Cannon has experienced.

I run E10 in my 01 V8 D2 and it does run better.
The Bosch Motronics allows more ignition advance with E10 than if I run the junk unleaded.

The vehicle drives and accelerates better. (as expected with advanced ignition timing)...........Yes. I have proved it using Rovacom in real time tests.

Fuel economy is as one would expect a 2 ton petrol V8 to be.
Cost saving is about zero. Even when E10 is cheaper than unleaded.
As posted previously, there are less calories in a litre of E10 than a litre of unleaded. Therefore more E10 must be burned for the same power output. But the engine efficiency improves with more advance than what is allowed when running low octane fuel.............................................. ................

Let the endless ethanol debate continue.

Back in the real world, my vehicle is noticeably more responsive, but with no financial benefit.
I keep the tank near full, and it does not sit idle for long periods. So far, no problems running ethanol.