View Poll Results: What brand of Gas do you run?
BP
20
20.20%
Chevron
14
14.14%
Shell
30
30.30%
Exxon
3
3.03%
Mobil
7
7.07%
Sunoco
5
5.05%
Texaco
1
1.01%
Citgo
0
0%
Walmart
0
0%
What ever is cheapest
19
19.19%
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What brand of Gas do you run?
11/15/06, 07:54 PM
#24
We only have two major suppliers that bring it to our island I use Shell it's
$ .97.9 cents a litre and runs pretty good I had a 77 cougar with a new engine and tried Chevron and did it ever KNOCK so out it went never went back, picky engines .
$ .97.9 cents a litre and runs pretty good I had a 77 cougar with a new engine and tried Chevron and did it ever KNOCK so out it went never went back, picky engines .
11/15/06, 09:18 PM
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You may even gain a couple of horsepower.
11/15/06, 09:21 PM
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Is this just your opinion, or do you have any facts to back this up? I ask because it sounds fishy to me. I understand that higher octane rating actually burns slower, but having it not all burn in the combustion chamber??? Also, I'm pretty sure I'll never see the insides of my exhaust system, and it is already carboned up.
He is correct partially, but you really won't see anything like that unless you do it for a very long time, and really only if you use race octane (100+) (and often, like maybe once a month). Most people will have sold their Mustang before anything shows up.
11/16/06, 01:47 AM
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I get it at which ever place is closest when I'm running low. Which brings up another question, How low do you guys let it go before refilling?
I usually let it go to less than a 1/4 of a tank unless I'm going somewhere and know I don't have enough gas to make it.
I usually let it go to less than a 1/4 of a tank unless I'm going somewhere and know I don't have enough gas to make it.
11/16/06, 05:11 AM
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#1 reason I won't buy a car that has to use 91-93+ octane gas or modify a car so that it has to run 91-93+ octane gas:
In case something like Katrina hits and I need to bug out with the Mustang, I need to know the car will safely run on the cheapest/only gas I can find and that'd be 87 octane. It can run on 91, 93, 94, or 105 lead-free if necessary, but the point is to have it ready to go at a moment's notice.
The 10 extra horsepower is useless if the engine is detonating away while I'm trying to bug out to avoid riots, hurricanes, or zombies.
In case something like Katrina hits and I need to bug out with the Mustang, I need to know the car will safely run on the cheapest/only gas I can find and that'd be 87 octane. It can run on 91, 93, 94, or 105 lead-free if necessary, but the point is to have it ready to go at a moment's notice.
The 10 extra horsepower is useless if the engine is detonating away while I'm trying to bug out to avoid riots, hurricanes, or zombies.
11/16/06, 05:13 AM
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#1 reason I won't buy a car that has to use 91-93+ octane gas or modify a car so that it has to run 91-93+ octane gas:
In case something like Katrina hits and I need to bug out with the Mustang, I need to know the car will safely run on the cheapest/only gas I can find and that'd be 87 octane. It can run on 91, 93, 94, or 105 lead-free if necessary, but the point is to have it ready to go at a moment's notice.
The 10 extra horsepower is useless if the engine is detonating away while I'm trying to bug out to avoid riots, hurricanes, or zombies.
In case something like Katrina hits and I need to bug out with the Mustang, I need to know the car will safely run on the cheapest/only gas I can find and that'd be 87 octane. It can run on 91, 93, 94, or 105 lead-free if necessary, but the point is to have it ready to go at a moment's notice.
The 10 extra horsepower is useless if the engine is detonating away while I'm trying to bug out to avoid riots, hurricanes, or zombies.
11/16/06, 05:27 AM
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Since Mobil was aquired by Exxon a few years ago, Mobil makes neither oil nor fuel products any longer. Both are just marketing brand names for ExxonMobil Corp. Mobil lubricants have changed significantly since the takeover and not for the better. Mobil fuel stations are second tier market locations to thier Exxon counterparts.
Very unfortunate as what was a very good brand with great products is gone.
Very unfortunate as what was a very good brand with great products is gone.
11/16/06, 05:37 AM
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Since Mobil was aquired by Exxon a few years ago, Mobil makes neither oil nor fuel products any longer. Both are just marketing brand names for ExxonMobil Corp. Mobil lubricants have changed significantly since the takeover and not for the better. Mobil fuel stations are second tier market locations to thier Exxon counterparts.
Very unfortunate as what was a very good brand with great products is gone.
Very unfortunate as what was a very good brand with great products is gone.
11/16/06, 06:11 AM
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You may have actually gotten better mpg with the BP but just drove it harder so you didn't' see it.
11/16/06, 06:34 AM
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Sunoco 1st, then anything but Citgo. Sunoco does not use Middle-East oil in their production and I prefer not to funnel any more money into the Middle-East than I have to.
11/16/06, 07:00 AM
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11/16/06, 07:25 AM
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I stick with what stops pinging when it comes to grade.
Car is parked for the winter, so we have not run many tanks thru it.
To be honest gas is gas. Ever see the trucks with NO name on them ???
How do we know what we are truly buying ??
Car is parked for the winter, so we have not run many tanks thru it.
To be honest gas is gas. Ever see the trucks with NO name on them ???
How do we know what we are truly buying ??
