Choices In Petro...
04-22-2003, 04:47 PM
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I was cruisin around town the other day and a thought crossed my mind, is there really a "best" kind of gas to buy? Does the techron in Chevron gas really clean up your system like it says? Also, Arco is the cheapest out here, which is a good thing since 87 octane is still like $2 a gallon out here in so cali... so is their gas just crap, or do they have some magical refining method thats cheaper than everyone elses gas?
04-22-2003, 05:00 PM
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I would never ever ever EVER put 87 octane in my FD ever again. I can definitely feel a difference. I was at the gas pump when I noticed that I accidentally pressed "87" instead of "91". It was too late, my tank was already half full, so I pulled the pump out, added octane boost, and then filled up the rest with 91...and even then, my car was bogging like a mother f*cker
04-22-2003, 05:09 PM
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Oh yeah, and those gas additives like techron and propower, I've noticed that they really do work. Well, my car actually won't pass smog no matter what I do, but the numbers on my emissions test do look better when I use Chevron or 76 gas.
I wouldn't use Arco gas on any rotary engine. Maybe for like a honda or toyota or something. Valero and Olympian are good choices of the "cheap" gas though...since they're under Chevron...so it's pretty much Chevron gas without the "techron"
I wouldn't use Arco gas on any rotary engine. Maybe for like a honda or toyota or something. Valero and Olympian are good choices of the "cheap" gas though...since they're under Chevron...so it's pretty much Chevron gas without the "techron"
04-22-2003, 06:08 PM
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we just got a valero station in my town it's like $1.47 a gallon, i'm not sure if i like. I honestly feel a difference with sunoco gas and all others, in a good way. i tried to go to sunoco whenever i have cash, but if i have none i use my speedpass at exxon/mobil.
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04-22-2003, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by ChainSawOnSteroids' date='Apr 22 2003, 06:26 PM
my N/A is running on 87 only, and runs better than with 93
04-23-2003, 12:57 AM
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1ts gen thread
Scroll down @1/2 to 2/3rds of the way through this and you will come across a post by DIRECTFREAK.
He explains in great detail the type of octane rating you should use.
Raul
Scroll down @1/2 to 2/3rds of the way through this and you will come across a post by DIRECTFREAK.
He explains in great detail the type of octane rating you should use.
Raul