Anyone Used E5/e10 Petrol Blends In Their V35?

[aklnz300gt]

Hi,

Anyone with experiences good or bad when using ethanol blends of gasoline (E5/E10) on V35 Skylines?  In particular the direct injection (VQDD) engines?

Gull in NZ (at least in Auckland) has been selling both regular and high octane as blended gasoline for a little while now.  My wife's 2006 Honda Civic is fine with the Regular Plus and I'd like to get back to using Gull Force 10 premium gas again for the Skyline.  Nissan NZ reckons that all NEW Nissan cars from 1/1/2004 onwards are fine with E10.  The question for Japanese domestic market cars is a bit muddier...

From what I read awhile back in theory the higher compression VQDDs should handle the ethanol blends well. I also reckon that given that for the most part a JDM Skyline is an Infiniti G35/G37 in the US and that Infinitis in the US can handle up to E15 that JDM Skylines should be okay too - surely they can't make them on two separate production lines with different grade fuel line plumbing and the like.  It wouldn't make sense from a cost perspective would it?

Thanks for any information on this.

Regards,

Derek.

[superspit]

hi...

Ethanol Blend?

While the motor itself could run safe and well on E blend, I think that sometimes it's the little things, like rubber hoses, filter-media, hose clamps, pumps, nozzles etc etc... that simply can't take the Ethanol.

Take the risk?...for maybe a few less cents?

It's a compromise, I won't use it.

Cheers.

[russky]

Skyline is supposed to run 100 Octane... Don't think the ethanol blend is anywhere near even 98.

[whtbox]

i thought we can't get anymore 100 octane here?

Didn't shell ditched it already?