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Old Mar 5, 2010 | 05:00 PM
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1715 superchips and ethanol?

1998 expedition, 5.4. i just got the superchips programmer and used it and can already tell a difference even though i only have it on the 87 octane setting. my question is this, i live in south dakota and in order to get gas in a higher octane rating i have to get it with ethanol added into it. so does one keep it on 87 octane and regular gas or will it hurt or maybe help if i set it on the tow setting and used 89 or 91 octane that has 10% ethanol?
 
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Old Mar 5, 2010 | 05:49 PM
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You really need to ask Superchips. They may have any updated tune that accounts for ethanol (which, BTW, typically has a higher octane rating).
 
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 07:47 AM
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You go by the octane rating of the fuel, forget about if it is E10 fuel or not. I'd bet money the 87 octane you run has ethanol in it.
 
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