Anybody run the maverick on strictly premium fuel?

[Toymaster]

I buy non-ethanol fuel for less engine wear, in my area this is only available in 91 octane. I will fill up with ethanol of a lower octane if that is all that is available but use the non-ethanol most of the time.

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[Scupking]

Still $3.65 for real gas here.
My Ecoboost runs noticeably better overall on real gas.
Over several tanks of gas, summer and winter I consistently get one, that’s 1 mpg more on Non ethanol.

It would take 3-4 mpg more to offset the additional cost of Non ethanol.

But my Engine feels so much more, precise, tuned, smoother, stronger, It’s just a feeling. No real data to back these feelings up.

Ethanol fuel From premium to regular all feels the same and does not give me any noticeable mpg gains.

I read somewhere in some technical bulletin that the, ‘Flame propagation’ of ethanol is a bit slower and Turbo’s do not perform at their best with even 10% corn gas.

I also believe it took my computer three or four tanks to adjust to real gas.
It’s like ethanol lowered my systems I.Q. By fifty points.
The best way to describe the feeling is real gas makes my 4 banger act more like a small V-8.
It feels just like the super smooth stock Chevy 350 V-8 in my 1978 Monte Carlo,

FWIW
I have never since loved a vehicle like I did this one.
I swear this car got me laid more than any other vehicle I’ve ever owned.
:’P

I’ll continue to feed Pepper real gas. :’P

That Monte Carlo brings back memories. My dad had a 78 lime green one. He had it until the early 90s. I just remember it falling apart and he sold it for $100.