Dennis wrote:
> On Jul 30, 9:09 pm, "Joey Tribiani" > wrote:
>> "Dennis" > wrote in message
>>
>> ...
>> >Good god guys, I've run E- 10 in my vw's for 20 plus years and I've
>>
>>> never heard so much crap in one posting at one time. E10 is slightly
>>> higher octane and sold as "super" in iowa and unleaded is the regular
>>> blend at 87 octane while the E10 is 89. The engines run better, not
>>> worse as they were designed to run on fuels with higher numbers. The
>>> alcohol blends run cooler. You do not need larger jets.
>> LOL.... "crap" because one guy thinks it.... sweet...
>>
>> anyway, over the 20 years or so i've been driving we are subjected to 10%
>> ethanol at regular intervals...usually as the prices go up... and yes, it
>> always made a difference... we don't just get it in our super or supreme we
>> get it across the board...
>>
>> (FYI the engines were designed to run on lower octane fuels, not higher)
>
> No friend, higher. I don't know much about a lot of stuff so I
> usually end my postings with the quote that "this is just my opinion
> of course". I did not do this on my last posting because I do know
> about octane ratings, alcohol, and gasolines. I stand by all I said.
> You did get me to check some of my older books( these books are older
> than your driving experience and back when gasoline had some octane to
> begin with). For example the 68 vw type 1 was designed to be timed on
> 91 octane regular gas. If you timed with lower, cheaper gas with
> lower octane you should retard the timing to compensate or you could
> risk pinging under full throltle and or the engine running hotter than
> it should. Yes, hotter with to much advance on lower octane, cooler
> with higher octane. Not my opinion, just the facts. Dennis

Are you aware that how they rate octane has changed over the years?

Les