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They just opened a new gas station near me back in January, and they sell something called "Unleaded 88", which is 10 cents cheaper than regular (87) unleaded (ignore prices in pic, I just got that from Google)

What's the deal?
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>>28857508
more ethanol.
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>>28857508
It's just a better 87
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>>28857508
15% ethanol in 88 vs 10% in 87
more hp, more knock resistant, better emissions in exchange for worse fuel economy
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>>28857520
how much worse fuel economy? is it worth the discounted price?
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>>28857520
>more hp
incorrect. less hp, hence the worse fuel mileage.
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>>28857526
google says 1-4 percent
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>>28857527
Not exactly. In a turbo motor you can in theory run more boost (we're talking with primarily an ethanol based fuel, going from 10 to 20 percent doesn't matter) and more aggressive ignition timing to avoid knock/pinging

This isn't even getting into the fact that most fuel systems were never meant to run this shit.
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>>28857508
If that's e15, then they need to call that shit out. I still run carbuerated motors, and e10 already goea bad in a month or two. E15 will be even faster.
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>>28857508
88 will ruin your engine in the long run
87 won't
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>>28857508
give me leaded gas pls
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>>28857645
you want to make gen alpha as retarded as boomers by filling the air with lead smog again?
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>>28857645
t. retard
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>>28857645
Race gas is available, usually around $10 a gallon.

>>28857650
>>28857655
>Tide pod eaters think they're smart...
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>>28857658
the only people who eat tide pods are geriatrics who think they're candy
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>>28857520
wtf does 87 really have 10% ethanol already and they don't have to disclose it? in aus there's either 91 (87 equivalent) or e10. but 91 will never have any ethanol
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>>28857671
they definitely have to disclose it
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>>28857671
afaik everything in the US is E-10
corn subsidies baby
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>>28857699
there's a handful of stations that sell gas without ethanol in it, but it's rare
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>>28857650
they're already turbofucked from ipad parenting
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>>28857673
>>28857699
damn. one thing straya did right at least
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>>28857708
exactly, bring back leaded gas and everyone is gonna be double retarded
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>>28857508
I can guarantee you the 88 and 87 come from the same tank.
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>>28857561
If I run C16 I can run more boost too. It's irrelevant. E15 makes less power, period. Ethanol has 33% less energy per unit than gasoline.
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>>28857650
>how to use leaded gas and make brainlets seethe with one simple trick
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>>28857707
It's not rare at all outside of major cities. Literally every gas station I got to has 89 with no ethanol.
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>>28857561
Bro it's still 88 octane, not race fuel
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>>28857847
they'll be so retarded that they become smart
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>>28857650
boomers have a higher average IQ than Gen Z
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>>28858161
Boomers are also way whiter so that's most of why.
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>>28857699
Hell my state now allows E15 labeled as 87...
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>>28857526
Doing a full ethanol conversion usually makes a 30% different.
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>>28857526
No. The difference between regular shit-gas and real gas, with no alcohol, is pretty fucking big, like another 40+ miles out of a 13 gallon tank. This garbage would be even worse.
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>>28857650
Cavemen would've overthrown the government by now.
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>>28860133
They would just turn into another generation of the boomers. Weak minded, servile, and egotistical
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>>28857650
Gen X were the primary leaded gas babies, the "show me the money" generation.
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>>28860519
they're fucked in the head and they don't even realize it
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>>28862917
Jesus fucking Christ

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