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well lets do some math. gas is $2.54 a gallon I currently get max 47mpg so one gallon will take me 47 miles or roughly 5.4 cents per mile
if I can get the factory 58mpg on gas without ethanol (a big if mind you but theses XFI's are KNOWN to tickle 60mpg without trying very hard)
now I am paying $2.54 for .93 gallons (wawa gas is 6-8% ethanol) at 58mpg thats 54 miles on .93 gallons. I think you can already see I am ahead on this or roughly 4.7 cents per mile.
so IF I get the full mpg I should on the ethanol free gas THROWING AWAY 8% of the fuel will actually SAVE ME 7 cents every mile. per tank that means I will gain 74 MILES in range per tank.
Lets not forget the maintenance savings. No more dying fuel pumps. I have already replaced the fuel pump in every single vehicle I own except the metro all AFTER the switch to ethanol. Sorry 8 fuel pumps is more than "coincidence"
lets crunch some REAL numbers
40,000 miles per year at 47mpg means I will spend $2161 in fuel this year
if I got 58mpg THROWING AWAY 6-8% of it that comes to an adjusted figure of 54mpg $1881 a year in fuel. I will SAVE $280 a year by removing the ethanol.
IF I could actually BUY non ethanol fuel I would spend $1751 a year or a savings of $409 per year over 10% ethanol.
in my VAN or my JEEP the COST of ethanol is close to $1200 (jeep) and $1800 (van)
NOT counting the increase maintenance requirements invoked by ethanol usage.
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