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View Poll Results: What brand of gas do you use in your 2?
chevron 33 29.46%
shell 55 49.11%
bp 20 17.86%
citgo 1 0.89%
exxon 3 2.68%
7eleven 1 0.89%
texaco 2 1.79%
the cheapest you can find 23 20.54%
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Old 11-03-2009, 09:12 PM   #1 (permalink)
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what octain/brand of gas do you feed you 2?

just wanted to get some opinions on this one.
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Old 11-03-2009, 09:21 PM   #2 (permalink)
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cheapest I can find, no use dumping the good crap in my na.
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Shell, and 87 octane because high octane is only good for deterring detonation and carbon buildup.
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Old 11-03-2009, 10:18 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Cheapest I can find. Usually at WAWA. It sucks for those of you who arent in the Philly area. You dont know what you are missing out when it comes to wawa.
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Shell, and 87 octane because high octane is only good for deterring detonation and carbon buildup.
i used to use the WAWA gas but i heard bad stuff about using cheap gas. i would rather try to prolong the life of my car. we have WAWA down here in VA tho. i tried the 91 and it seems like its not something to do alot. makes a odd noise when i use that stuff...
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Old 11-03-2009, 11:26 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Old 11-03-2009, 11:45 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Ha, yeah, I always make sure I visit Wawa whenever I visit PA. Shell around here is usually as cheap or cheaper than the other gas stations. My choices are Mobil, Sunoco, Valero and Shell.
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The cheapest 89 octane I can find is what I put in my car. I don't put 87 just because I don't like the idea of putting **** gas in my car. But I don't run 91 because it doesn't do anything better than the 89 for my state of tune.
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Cheapest 93 that I can find here. I can also get Sunoco GT100 CAM2 100 octane fuel here at the pump but I haven't had a reason to run that yet in my 2.
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Chevron usually last me longer when I use it. Shell would be second runner up. The cheapest I go is Bp
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Always Shell. Chevron if I can't find a Shell.
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i use the cheapest stuff i can find which is normally 91 but it has been known to see a splash of 99 if im feeling frivolous
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i use the cheapest stuff i can find which is normally 91 but it has been known to see a splash of 99 if im feeling frivolous
99. I wonder if it tastes any different from 91?

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I mean I use 87 octane of whatever. If I'm going to be dumping in another engine anyway, the sooner this engine blows the better.
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99. I wonder if it tastes any different from 91?

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I mean I use 87 octane of whatever. If I'm going to be dumping in another engine anyway, the sooner this engine blows the better.
speaking of slightly related im going racing on monday and i tell you there's no sweeter smell than aviation fuel in the air when all the carby cars try to start in the morning smells so sweet
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Shell, if cant find a sation then Cheveron. I go for 91 octane, (stupid CA, no 93 anywere)
I used 91 on both of my engines, my turbo and my n/a. it helps it run better.
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93 octane at the Kangaroo (when i'm in Gainesville) or Racetrac (when i'm in Tampa). Sometimes I use Sunoco 100.

I'll be switching over to E85 from First Coast Bio Fuels by January. FCBio.com
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Shell, and 87 octane because high octane is only good for deterring detonation and carbon buildup.
Try E-85 I have a buddy running a 9 second DA (90-93 Integra) with an E-85 turbo nitrous setup.
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Good lord. Also, higher octane won't prolong the life of your engine unless you're getting detonation on lower octane fuel. The branding of regular, plus and premium is just a marketing ploy to get people to think more is better. Higher octane = more carbon covering everything in your engine.
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