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Old Jul 31, 2002 | 11:04 AM
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What type of gas is everybody using? Are you particular or do you just fill up wherever?

I have been using Shell mostly - but was wondering if other fuels are better/worse....
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Old Jul 31, 2002 | 11:06 AM
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shell but muy $$$

i know its hard to get down south...but i use sunoco 94
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Old Jul 31, 2002 | 11:06 AM
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Taco Bell smells the worse IMO... sometimes italian food produces powerful gas too.

-Dave, sho :shrugs:
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Old Jul 31, 2002 | 11:07 AM
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Here in Los Angels 'we' use 91 Octane Gas. It's the best **** we have. It went down one point a while back ago. I personally use Arco.
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Old Jul 31, 2002 | 11:07 AM
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VP Racing Fuel C-16 ownz

For my daily driver I just put in whatever is closest when my fuel pump starts making noise at a 1/4 tank.
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Old Jul 31, 2002 | 11:10 AM
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Sunoco Ultra 94
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Old Jul 31, 2002 | 11:11 AM
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Citgo 93 owns me
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Old Jul 31, 2002 | 11:12 AM
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Sunoco ultra 94 owns Ohio
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Old Jul 31, 2002 | 11:13 AM
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The silent but deadly ones own.

(I use Aamco Ultra but if I see a Sunoco, 94 Ultra.)


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Old Jul 31, 2002 | 11:17 AM
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The silent but deadly ones own.

(I use Aamco Ultra but if I see a Sunoco, 94 Ultra.)


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Old Jul 31, 2002 | 11:19 AM
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chevron with techron 91oct baby !
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Old Jul 31, 2002 | 11:23 AM
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does it make that big of difference if i was using 91 Vs. 94?
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Old Jul 31, 2002 | 11:27 AM
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Chevron with techron...good stuff...keeps your insides happy..
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Old Jul 31, 2002 | 11:29 AM
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Chevron with techron...good stuff...keeps your insides happy..
Is there some independant study or research somewhere showing what Techron actually does for the engine?
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Old Jul 31, 2002 | 11:34 AM
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its a fuel additive. an extremely weak version (useless) of that black bottle you use to clean your injectors from STP.
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Old Jul 31, 2002 | 11:34 AM
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Is there some independant study or research somewhere showing what Techron actually does for the engine?
Well they do have those signs and commercials with the smiling cars, what more proof do you need?
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Old Jul 31, 2002 | 11:36 AM
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Found this info about Techron, but still looking for any empirical data... does it work and is it the best?

From a Chevron Site:

Techron® is Chevron's unique deposit control additive used in all Chevron gasolines to help your car perform at its best with lower emissions. Virtually every car on the road can benefit from using Chevron gasolines with Techron® . Only Chevron gasolines have the patented Techron® technology.

Only Chevron gasolines have Techron®.
You can get the performance and environmental benefits of Techron® in all grades of Chevron gasolines – Regular, Plus, Supreme and Supreme Plus. The Supremes contain more Techron® to help clean up deposits faster. No other gasoline can give you Chevron’s Techron® formula which provides unbeatable performance and lower emissions.

Techron® helps protect and maintain your car’s performance.
Lower quality gasolines can leave harmful deposits in your car’s engine. As these deposits accumulate over time, your car may begin to hesitate and stumble during acceleration, or it may begin to knock or lose power. Chevron gasolines with Techron® are unbeatable at cleaning up and avoiding deposits. There is no better way for you to protect and maintain your engine’s performance than by using Chevron gasolines with our Techron® additive.

Techron® helps your car run with the lowest possible emissions.
Unlike some gasoline additives, Techron® does not contribute to harmful deposits in your car’s combustion chamber – deposits that can cause higher emissions. If you are concerned about a cleaner environment, Chevron gasoline with our Techron® additive is a responsible choice over lower quality gasolines.

Exactly what is Techron® anyway?
Techron® is Chevron's latest representative of a family of compounds, called polyether amines, that are highly effective at fighting deposits in an engine's intake system and at avoiding contribution to combustion chamber deposits. Sixteen years ago, after discovering that these compounds were effective deposit control additives, Chevron patented them and has been reformulating and improving them ever since. There are many Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) technical papers, peer-reviewed by the industry, that talk about the benefits of polyether amine deposit control additives versus other types of additives.
Edit: sorry, got carried away with cut and paste...


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Old Jul 31, 2002 | 11:39 AM
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Amaco is the best.

But Texaco has super wednesdays where premium cost the same as the middle grade
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Old Jul 31, 2002 | 11:40 AM
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Old Jul 31, 2002 | 11:54 AM
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Sunoco Ultra 94
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Old Jul 31, 2002 | 12:01 PM
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A little bit of 91 octane Chvron -here in CA- a little dab of toluene; good to go.
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Old Jul 31, 2002 | 12:01 PM
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The highest i have seen in AZ is 91. Although I just found a listing for "Sunoco Race Fuels" in the phone book, but i am assuming they don't offer consumer services, but I might check for the hell of it.

I think it is wierd the highest in Arizona is 91 since it is hotter out here, i.e. more likely for detonation to occur.
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Old Jul 31, 2002 | 12:04 PM
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Default Re: What is the best Gas? (onyx00)

But if we can ignore octane for a while... is there is difference in quality between the different brands of gasoline?
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Old Jul 31, 2002 | 12:04 PM
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I use Shell or Mobil 93, **** some Amoco bull ****
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Old Jul 31, 2002 | 12:16 PM
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Esso 92 Octane is what I use. But Shell is too.
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