NEW! STA-BIL® Ethanol Treatment.

Water Warrior 2 · 10-03-2011, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by jonathan180iq

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Originally Posted by Water Warrior

This year when the bikes are parked for the winter I will be adding fuel stabilizer and filling the tanks with Chevron 94 octane with no added ethanol. Seems like a good preventative measure.
Never had problems in the past with seasonal engines but then there wasn't much ethanol in the past.

Be sure that you're getting the fuel you think you are getting.

I think I did. After running a couple tanks with increasing octane ratings with Ethanol and feeling no difference or hearing no change in the engine note I tried the 94 octane without Ethanol. This was with the Ranger 4.0 V6. There was a real difference in performance and engine noise. The truck ran quieter with an increase in power across the RPM range. The increase in torque allowed me to stay in 5th rather than downshift to 4th on longer steep grades.
I think the Ethanol addition is nothing more than a giant scam to make somebody richer than they need to be.