Will changing away from 10% Ethanol change performance noticably?

carinafromlincoln
Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:24:00 +0000
Power/Fuel

I have a '98 Suzuki Sidekick, and my EGR sensor code kept coming on, but the mechanics said there was nothing wrong with it. I live in Nebraska, so we subsidize 10% ethanol fuels, and I always used that. But it was suggested that I switch to the regular; I did and the code hasn’t come on since.

But I just noticed that when I take my foot off the gas, the car still maintains speed for a while, almost a whole block, and it even did it to some extent up a hill. The effect is much different than it used to be. (I really noticed it by thinking something was wrong with my brakes because the same pressure on the brakes as before wouldn’t stop the vehicle as fast.)

So the question is, is that just some benefit of not using ethanol, or is there an actual problem?

Thanks!

Carina from Lincoln

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