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jpkirk 07-11-2014 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 2892334)
the best stations are ones with the cleanest bathrooms imo.

those are usually in rich folk areas and rich folks use premium often to keep things circulating for our Z's.

I should be fine then.

:ughdance:

jpkirk 07-11-2014 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 2892419)

hell people can be pouring grape juice into their tanks. they wont know the difference.

:ugh:

So, that's 93 octane grape juice right?

MagmaRed370z 07-11-2014 03:21 PM

We only have up to 91 octane in Colorado.... :(

6MT-Z34 07-11-2014 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 2892419)
oh shitttt, my cigarette butt fell in the tank below.
oh dont worry jonnyboy, who gives a f- they cant see it anyway.

hell people can be pouring grape juice into their tanks. they wont know the difference.

:ugh:

So is it safe to say I can drink my gas if I'm thirsty??:wtf2:

Mt Tam I am 07-11-2014 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by njobe89 (Post 2892137)
who has the best gas -_-

Whoever makes it without ethenol.

jpkirk 07-11-2014 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by njobe89 (Post 2892137)
who has the best gas -_-

I think it depends on the diet. I get varying grades of gas from different food sources so, it's subjective at best. We'll see how it works out at the MAZOC bbq.

:eek:

DavidZ370 07-11-2014 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by schellingr (Post 2892564)
We only have up to 91 octane in Colorado.... :(

You have "other" things in Colorado to keep a nice balance ;)

Elan 07-12-2014 03:36 AM

Eh Chevron charges like .10-.20 more then other gas stations in my area. I much prefer Shell, BP, QT, RaceTrac.

njobe89 07-13-2014 02:06 AM

i honestly see a little difference when i go to QT and lets say shell... gas seems to last me longer from shell then it does from QT. i recently filled up at sunoco and gas seemed to be the best from there. there is no sticker on the pump that says any ethanol is used so im guessing it's ethanol free

TexasChuck 07-13-2014 03:29 PM

Hearsay and Speculation!
 
IMHO ! Stick with the top brands! Try to choose stations that are in busy, well to do areas, that will (most likely) sell plenty of premium and the fuel will stay fresh. (Not Downtown Podunk, Tx).
Cheers

Elan 07-13-2014 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by njobe89 (Post 2893757)
i honestly see a little difference when i go to QT and lets say shell... gas seems to last me longer from shell then it does from QT. i recently filled up at sunoco and gas seemed to be the best from there. there is no sticker on the pump that says any ethanol is used so im guessing it's ethanol free

Honestly it might be psychological. I was that guy and put 89 in by accident. Literally saw no change in how the car ran, performance, or MPG. I like QT and Race cause the price and the facilities are pretty well maintained l.

Greed 07-13-2014 11:31 PM

All gas is NOT the same. Don't ever believe otherwise. Some gasolines perform far better than others, even on cars without high compression engines. This I know from experience, from trial and error, from suffering many underachieving automobiles. I had all kinds of trouble with Mitsubishi's high compression Eclipses throughout the 90s and early 2000s.
I've run crap gas in the Z as well and endured inconsistent performance until I discovered Sunoco gas. Now I only put premium Sunoco in my Z and the car runs like a champ, unless its just too hot and too humid.
So, I thought my daily driver 4-cyl Camry LE, not being a performance car, would perform the same regardless of which brand of gasoline I fed it, but I was wrong. I used BP for several months and the engine was not very responsive and performance was... well, the car was just plain slow. Laboriously slow. I figured maybe this was just the way 4-cyl Camrys ran until I happened to use a different brand of gasoline (Hess, I think it was). Suddenly, the engine ran smoother and the car was noticeably quicker. Now I feed my Camy nothing but Sunoco and all is well.
No one will ever convince me that all gas is the same.

MagmaRed370z 07-13-2014 11:53 PM

^ Wow interesting....

njobe89 07-14-2014 07:25 AM

i recently just started putting sunoco too and i see a little difference, but that may be psychological as stated above :D

theDreamer 07-14-2014 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Greed (Post 2894592)
All gas is NOT the same. Don't ever believe otherwise. Some gasolines perform far better than others, even on cars without high compression engines. This I know from experience, from trial and error, from suffering many underachieving automobiles. I had all kinds of trouble with Mitsubishi's high compression Eclipses throughout the 90s and early 2000s.
I've run crap gas in the Z as well and endured inconsistent performance until I discovered Sunoco gas. Now I only put premium Sunoco in my Z and the car runs like a champ, unless its just too hot and too humid.
So, I thought my daily driver 4-cyl Camry LE, not being a performance car, would perform the same regardless of which brand of gasoline I fed it, but I was wrong. I used BP for several months and the engine was not very responsive and performance was... well, the car was just plain slow. Laboriously slow. I figured maybe this was just the way 4-cyl Camrys ran until I happened to use a different brand of gasoline (Hess, I think it was). Suddenly, the engine ran smoother and the car was noticeably quicker. Now I feed my Camy nothing but Sunoco and all is well.
No one will ever convince me that all gas is the same.

You need to re-read what I wrote in my above post, but for reference here it is again. I added some emphasis. Stations who try and have a "premium" name attached (Shell, Chevron, etc) usually keep better care of their tanks, have rotating fuel constantly so it never sits for an extended time, and monitor the fuel for consistency and quality.

None, it is all the same (minus the "additives").


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