Gas Saver - Is this true?

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Rob Petrie E395

Damn ED I was just getting ready to send you the PCM out of my 98 dually to work your magic on but I think I will try this thing first. I will be the first one on my block to have one I will be sooo cool pulling that big gooseneck with a dually that gets 20 mpg on gasoline. LOL. On second thought maybe I better see if I can find some time to get you that PCM

Didn't get that diesel toter home? This stinking E10 fuel many stations have around here is killing me with the motorhome. It has an 8.1L gas engine. I have screwed with the PCM until I got it up to 8 to 8.5 mpg towing at 70/75 mph. That E10 crap knocks it back down to 6 or 6.2 mpg. With Jeanie's Lexus it drops from 28 to 26 or 26.5 on E10. That is about 7%, but it's a 25% loss on the motorhome. Went to HRP at Baytown/Houston last weekend (don't ask) and everywhere I stopped in Texas the pumps had a sign saying "this fuel may contain 10% ethanol". From my mileage I'm gussing it all did.

[Rob Petrie E395]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

Didn't get that diesel toter home? This stinking E10 fuel many stations have around here is killing me with the motorhome. It has an 8.1L gas engine. I have screwed with the PCM until I got it up to 8 to 8.5 mpg towing at 70/75 mph. That E10 crap knocks it back down to 6 or 6.2 mpg. With Jeanie's Lexus it drops from 28 to 26 or 26.5 on E10. That is about 7%, but it's a 25% loss on the motorhome. Went to HRP at Baytown/Houston last weekend (don't ask) and everywhere I stopped in Texas the pumps had a sign saying "this fuel may contain 10% ethanol". From my mileage I'm gussing it all did.

I had a chance to buy a couple hundred more acres from my neighbor who was getting ready to lose it to the bank so it looks like the toter will be at least a couple of more years. I would rather have my piece and quiet and not have neighbors that complain than a toter, the new thing around here is for the yuppies from St Louis to buy a couple of acres of farmland, build their McMansion, and then bitch about the smell of manure or their blocked view because of the corn all around them. As for the E85 here in IL it is the law that 10% of all the fuel sold has to be ethanol blended. I usually pay the extra 10 cents a gallon and get the 91 or 93 (its not blended) it pays for itself in the increased milage. I saw on DRC your Baytown results, hang in there the roughf times make the wins feel that much better, belive me the last two years were murder on my self confidance but this year is making it all worth it.
Take care
Rob

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Rob Petrie E395

I saw on DRC your Baytown results, hang in there the roughf times make the wins feel that much better, belive me the last two years were murder on my self confidance but this year is making it all worth it.
Take care
Rob

Still too blind to tell when I'm ahead at the finish line. The bracket racing part sucks.