You can remove the ethanol from gasoline yourself at home. This is not a joke, research it yourself. Take a 5 gallon gas jug, add 4 parts E10 gas and 1 part water. Vigorously shake the mixture for about 5 minutes. The ethanol molecules bond with the water. Much like magnets, the molecules are polarized, and are drawn to the water molecules more than the gasoline molecules. Anyways, let your mixture settle to separate into layers. The best way I've found is to pour it through a water trap I have from an old boat. Once you get down to the last gallon in the bottom you'll see the water starting to pour out. At this point I stop pouring and there you go. Ideally, you now have 3.6 parts gas as you've removed the 10% ethanol. The octane rating of what you now have will be lower of course than what you started with. This rating depends entirely on the quality of the base fuel used by the manufacturer. So I recommend using name brand premium fuel to start with. ALWAYS USE EXTREME CAUTION HANDLING GASOLINE! Have fun with this little science project, and if you're feeling "Manly" afterwards, have a sip of your ethanol laden by-product, although I don't personally recommend this. I use this in my mower, chainsaw etc. as it doesn't draw moisture or corrode the fuel system. It's a bit much however to do this on a scale large enough for your vehicles IMO.

Tracy

 

I like your responses, I do have a sense of humor. I was just repeating what the dealer told me . They also said this is becoming a problem on bikes. I just think it is a shame that we have to use a product that can damage our bikes. Just wanted to know your thoughts.

 

I have a customer who stores his Gallardo, Ford GT, 355 and 360 spider in a basement garage. He had mice chew through hoses and wires on every car but the GT. He had them all sprayed underneath with some ridiculously expensive rodent deterent from Europe and has to re apply it every year, but hasn't had any more problems. I don't remember the name of the product, but maybe there is an affordable version state side.

 

Dont use peanut butter, it only makes things worse......