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Old 05-17-2013, 07:58 PM   #7
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If it was 91 w/o Ethanol it would be true due to spec blending. The octane posted is the minimum. But if it's 91 octane w/ 10% ethanol it's actually 90% 89 octane mixed with 10% Ethanol. While 93 octane w/ Ethanol is 90% 91 octane Gasoline with 10% Ethanol which makes it 93 octane.

In general assume it has Ethanol unless otherwise noted. Also "pure" gasoline will be significantly more expensive than Gasohol. I haven't read the actual law on how much Ethanol is considered to be Gasohol but I believe it's about 5% for the Federal requirement. It could vary between states though. Some states require signage if Ethanol is present and some allow Ethanol free gasoline to be sold statewide.

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well we only have 90 ethanol free gas here..and that is the highest besides the 100 octane at the airport.
Nope, and you probably won't since it's Alaska. But they use Ethanol in Canada.
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