Superchips and gas
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Superchips and gas
Hey, got the new 1715 from ya a couple of weeks ago. I sure like the the 87 octane program, can't wait to try the premium gas performance program. Which brings me to my question. I have read on this site that the kind of gas you use is very important. Here, where I live in SD there is not a lot to choose from. Amoco has 92 octane. The rest (Sinclair, Shell, M&H, Cenex, Phillips 66, Casey's, and Ampride) all have 91 octane. I was wondering if you had an opinion on which brand I should be using for the performance program, and which brand is best. Thanks
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From: South Dakota
Where in SD?? I'm in Rapid City....anyway, I also just put the tuner in and it is working great!! I'm using the performance program and 91 Octane. 91 will work fine for us here as octane is affected by altitude..the higher you are the lower you can use...
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Hi 03,
Among the brands you listed, the 92 octane Amoco would be my choice - this is assuming that it's the traditional Amoco, and not the newer BP/Amoco stations - I say that because traditionally, Amoco has always been a great fuel, but lately, since the merger of BP buying out Amoco, the BP/Amoco branded stations (with BP's green & yellow logo & colors) have been rather inconsistent in their fuel quality -0 sometimes it's fine & sometimes it's not - the last time I tried it a coupla months ago here in the East, it was horrible.
In general, just steer clear of all the off-brands, no-names, & no Exxon, either - they're all lower energy fuels, and won't provide the same performance or fuel mileage that better quality fuels with a higher BTU content will. Exxon is pretty clean, but low energy due to being reformulated year-round in all 50 states.
The reality is that you can use any good quality premium gasoline of 91-94 octane with the Superchips tuning - it doesn't have to be any specific brand. We make recommendations based on fuel quality to try to help everyone get the best performance and fuel mileage from their vehicles. Sometimes in these heavier vehicles, which generally don't get "good" gas mileage, people will try to buy the cheapest gas they can find, and that's a no-no, as you always get less - lower energy & less detergent additives - so less mpg and a dirtier fuel system, from fuel filter to rail to injectors, intake valves, piston crowns, etc.
The Amoco sounds like it may be your best choice (as long as it's not "gasohol," meaning a 10% ethanol/methanol blend), followed by Shell.
One thing you'll have to watch out for in that area is "gasohol" - 10% ethanol/methanol and 90% gasoline mix - these fuels are lower in energy content as well - the ethanol/methanol portion has only 50% to 70% of the raw energy content of gasoline, so your mpg will drop and performance won't be quite what it could be. We recommend not using gasohol unless you just have no choice, due to lower performance & mpg.
Overall, I wouldn't get too carried away worrying about which fuels, you can only do so much - just remember that as long as you are using a good quality premium gasoline of at least 91 octane, you're generally going to be fine with the Superchips tuning.
I hope that info helps a bit, & good luck!
Among the brands you listed, the 92 octane Amoco would be my choice - this is assuming that it's the traditional Amoco, and not the newer BP/Amoco stations - I say that because traditionally, Amoco has always been a great fuel, but lately, since the merger of BP buying out Amoco, the BP/Amoco branded stations (with BP's green & yellow logo & colors) have been rather inconsistent in their fuel quality -0 sometimes it's fine & sometimes it's not - the last time I tried it a coupla months ago here in the East, it was horrible.
In general, just steer clear of all the off-brands, no-names, & no Exxon, either - they're all lower energy fuels, and won't provide the same performance or fuel mileage that better quality fuels with a higher BTU content will. Exxon is pretty clean, but low energy due to being reformulated year-round in all 50 states.
The reality is that you can use any good quality premium gasoline of 91-94 octane with the Superchips tuning - it doesn't have to be any specific brand. We make recommendations based on fuel quality to try to help everyone get the best performance and fuel mileage from their vehicles. Sometimes in these heavier vehicles, which generally don't get "good" gas mileage, people will try to buy the cheapest gas they can find, and that's a no-no, as you always get less - lower energy & less detergent additives - so less mpg and a dirtier fuel system, from fuel filter to rail to injectors, intake valves, piston crowns, etc.
The Amoco sounds like it may be your best choice (as long as it's not "gasohol," meaning a 10% ethanol/methanol blend), followed by Shell.
One thing you'll have to watch out for in that area is "gasohol" - 10% ethanol/methanol and 90% gasoline mix - these fuels are lower in energy content as well - the ethanol/methanol portion has only 50% to 70% of the raw energy content of gasoline, so your mpg will drop and performance won't be quite what it could be. We recommend not using gasohol unless you just have no choice, due to lower performance & mpg.
Overall, I wouldn't get too carried away worrying about which fuels, you can only do so much - just remember that as long as you are using a good quality premium gasoline of at least 91 octane, you're generally going to be fine with the Superchips tuning.
I hope that info helps a bit, & good luck!