Chevron bad premium gas at area pumps

jpkirk · 07-11-2014, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

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.

jpkirk · 07-11-2014, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

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

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

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.

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

Mt Tam I am · 07-11-2014, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by njobe89

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

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.

DavidZ370 · 07-11-2014, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by schellingr

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

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

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

theDreamer · 07-14-2014, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Greed

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").

07-12-2014, 03:36 AM	#23 (permalink)
Elan Track Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Alpharetta, GA Posts: 906 Drives: Airplanes Rep Power: 15	Eh Chevron charges like .10-.20 more then other gas stations in my area. I much prefer Shell, BP, QT, RaceTrac. __________________ 2009 370Z NISMO #477 \| AAM Competition Short Tails \| AAM Competition HFCs \| K&N Typhoon CAI \| Kenwood DPX300U \| Rockford Fosgate PRIME R300-4 \| Rockford Fosgate Punch P165 \| Rockford Fosgate Punch P300-12 \| Polk Audio db1001 \| 15% Tints \| GTR Start Button \|

07-13-2014, 02:06 AM	#24 (permalink)
njobe89 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2014 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 5,227 Drives: 2013 370z BS 6MT Rep Power: 174283	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 __________________ 2 plus 2 times 2 = ? ... hint, it's not 8 Stillen CBE, Stillen Gen 3, TP's, Uprev tuned - 324whp/264tq

07-13-2014, 03:29 PM	#25 (permalink)
TexasChuck Track Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: SE Texas Posts: 556 Drives: 2014 Black Cherry Co Rep Power: 13	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

07-13-2014, 11:53 PM	#28 (permalink)
MagmaRed370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: USA Posts: 1,468 Drives: 14' 370z Sport Magma Rep Power: 12	^ Wow interesting.... __________________ Sold: 2014 Magnetic Black Base. Current: 2014 Magma Red 370z Sport \| ARK Grip Exhaust \| 25mm HR Spacers \| GTR Button \| DRL Mod

07-14-2014, 07:25 AM	#29 (permalink)
njobe89 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2014 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 5,227 Drives: 2013 370z BS 6MT Rep Power: 174283	i recently just started putting sunoco too and i see a little difference, but that may be psychological as stated above __________________ 2 plus 2 times 2 = ? ... hint, it's not 8 Stillen CBE, Stillen Gen 3, TP's, Uprev tuned - 324whp/264tq

07-11-2014, 03:21 PM	#18 (permalink)
MagmaRed370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: USA Posts: 1,468 Drives: 14' 370z Sport Magma Rep Power: 12	We only have up to 91 octane in Colorado....

07-13-2014, 11:31 PM	#27 (permalink)
Greed Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 95 Drives: 2009 370z 01/18/09 Rep Power: 15	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.

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