Quality of Fuel?? Chevron vs Shell vs Costco/Sams Club??
01-14-2011, 10:52 AM
#11
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An earlier poster may be right about additives being added in the individual trucks, I don't know about that. However, I do know that ethanol is added to the individual truck tanks at that terminal. It is not added at the refinery and then pumped via the pipeline because the ethanol would corrode the pipeline itself.
01-14-2011, 11:55 AM
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My 1st F-150!
While we are on the subject of gasoline, the manual does state 87 octane. Why is that?? Aren't the higher octanes supposed to be "better" and burn cleaner?? The manual doesn't state why 87 is the reccomended octane
01-14-2011, 12:16 PM
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Higher octane isn't better, just higher detonation levels amongst other differences. Im sure folks more knowledgeable about it will post up more.
I run ONLY 93 octane in the Mustang but that's only because it's specifically tuned for it from a dyno tune.
I just go for what's cheap and easily accessible in the F-150 or Sable, it all runs the same for a older bonestock vehicle.
I run ONLY 93 octane in the Mustang but that's only because it's specifically tuned for it from a dyno tune.
I just go for what's cheap and easily accessible in the F-150 or Sable, it all runs the same for a older bonestock vehicle.
01-14-2011, 12:56 PM
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Year's ago the oil companies had their own refineries, their own truck's along with their own additives. In the last 20 or 30 year's you almost have to follow a common carrier tanker truck to find out where the gas is coming from. Cross your finger's and hope Shell is Shell and Chevron is Chevron! Additives and percent of ethanol is about the only difference. The compression ratio in your engine usually determines what octane gasoline you need.
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01-14-2011, 12:59 PM
#15
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You only benefit from higher octane if your engine is tuned for it. Using it in our truck will result in wasted gas.
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01-14-2011, 01:09 PM
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As for brand of fuel, I had to raise an eyebrow not long ago.
There's this Chevron in my area that posts very low gas prices every week. I stopped there a couple times, happy for the price and "quality". On my 3rd visit, I went inside and inquired about where they get there gas from to sell it so cheap. The clerk told me "We get it from a few places. Flying J... Phillips 66... it just depends."
So what exactly makes them a Chevron gas station then??
There's this Chevron in my area that posts very low gas prices every week. I stopped there a couple times, happy for the price and "quality". On my 3rd visit, I went inside and inquired about where they get there gas from to sell it so cheap. The clerk told me "We get it from a few places. Flying J... Phillips 66... it just depends."
So what exactly makes them a Chevron gas station then??
01-14-2011, 01:13 PM
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As for brand of fuel, I had to raise an eyebrow not long ago.
There's this Chevron in my area that posts very low gas prices every week. I stopped there a couple times, happy for the price and "quality". On my 3rd visit, I went inside and inquired about where they get there gas from to sell it so cheap. The clerk told me "We get it from a few places. Flying J... Phillips 66... it just depends."
So what exactly makes them a Chevron gas station then??
There's this Chevron in my area that posts very low gas prices every week. I stopped there a couple times, happy for the price and "quality". On my 3rd visit, I went inside and inquired about where they get there gas from to sell it so cheap. The clerk told me "We get it from a few places. Flying J... Phillips 66... it just depends."
So what exactly makes them a Chevron gas station then??
