Which gas station do you go to?
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Costco FTW! They buy form Conoco in South Orange County but always top tier suppliers.
http://www.bankrate.com/yho/news/car...verdict_a1.asp
http://www.bankrate.com/yho/news/car...verdict_a1.asp
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To be honest i usually don't stick to 1 company, but it also depends which of my cars im driving. I usually use shell, chevron, 76, or mobil since those are the most common around my area. And whichever I go to, I always use premium since those are what all my cars run on.
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Try using "top tier gasoline" in your preferred search engine; any of those should be fine. Personally, I use only Chevron 93 in all my cars. At least here, they have never added any ethanol to any of their grades, and as previously mentioned, their Techron additive package seems pretty good. I also add a large bottle of Techron Concentrate (treats 20 gallons) before a fill-up every 3000 miles as they recommend.
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This has been beat to death on the Porsche board. Because of the tendancy for vavle guides to gum up on the GT cars (GT3 orGT2) the
Porsche community decided that Chevron with the detergents is the best for high performance motors.
Porsche community decided that Chevron with the detergents is the best for high performance motors.
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Care to share the link of that thread in p-car community? Would be an interesting reading... Before I used Chevron 91 (Premium in CA 
) until someone suggested 76. Changed to 76 and felt a little difference in performance (could be placebo effect 
).
) until someone suggested 76. Changed to 76 and felt a little difference in performance (could be placebo effect ).
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I just found out that Canoga Park Alliance at 20901 Vanowen St. has high octane (93,95,101, etc.) avail. Its on De-Soto/Vanowen.
Don't know the pricing because they don't quote over the phone.
Don't know the pricing because they don't quote over the phone.
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Just found this on another board
http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/9...locations.html
And also question...like 90% of gas stations only provide up to 91 octane does it make a difference? I know it says on the gas cover min. 93 octane...is it bad for the car, especially since if we live in CA we really don't have a choice?
I heard that the engine is modified a little for CA drivers because of the 91 octane max...true?
http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/9...locations.html
And also question...like 90% of gas stations only provide up to 91 octane does it make a difference? I know it says on the gas cover min. 93 octane...is it bad for the car, especially since if we live in CA we really don't have a choice?
I heard that the engine is modified a little for CA drivers because of the 91 octane max...true?
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for all of you in dallas, like myself.
i get all my gas in a town called Cresson, it's about 15 miles SW of Fort Worth. Yes it is far, BUT it is the ONLY gas station anywhere around DFW (maybe North Texas for that matter) that sells ethanol-free gas.
you may have heard of the place, its a Texaco called the Finish Line, located at the entrance to Motorsport Ranch.
i know some of you may have been there because a few weeks ago i watched a lot of MBs having a kick butt track day.
they have 93 unleaded(same price you will find most anywhere)
100 unleaded--around 7.60-8.00 per gallon
109 unleaded-- around 9 per gallon
119 leaded--obviously not for us
just an FYI. i go down there once every couple weeks and fill up my car plus an additional 20 gallons in reserve tanks, so i dont have to make that trip every week.
the performance difference between the ethanol and the ethanol-free gas is night and day, as i am sure some of you know.
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Shell 93 or BP 93 as my previous turbo car seemed to detonate less on the Shell with BP being next best. It might be worth noting that no matter where you buy it, it is likely coming from the same refinery just blended with the branded additive package. I have friends who work at the Marathon refinery here and they blend the gas for Chevron, Marathon, Exxon, and many others. One of the few that did not use them was Shell and BP. My friends were both engineers and bikers and neither would put the Marathon gas in their bikes, lol.
In my Porsche ownership days (RIP), my locak P-car experten, recommended a bottle of Techron in the tank every 2-months or so to clean the old girl out. I have done that for most cars since with no ill results.
In my Porsche ownership days (RIP), my locak P-car experten, recommended a bottle of Techron in the tank every 2-months or so to clean the old girl out. I have done that for most cars since with no ill results.
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