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Brother Michigan · July 14th, 2013, 06:14 PM

The whole "premium doesn't have ethanol in it" thing is bunk. Ethanol is higher octane than even premium gasoline, so adding ethanol would raise the octane, not lower it.

July 14th, 2013, 06:14 PM	#525
Brother Michigan ninjette.org sage Name: Aaron Location: Winder, GA Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2013 Ninja 300 Posts: 718	The whole "premium doesn't have ethanol in it" thing is bunk. Ethanol is higher octane than even premium gasoline, so adding ethanol would raise the octane, not lower it.