california gas
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california gas
for you CA folks running chipped L's, what gas are you finding the best this time of year?
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99 Lightning
90 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
67 Mercury Cougar XR7 GT
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99 Lightning
90 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
67 Mercury Cougar XR7 GT
www.drivingtrends.net
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From: NorCal
Premium.
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Red 2000 Lightning, #4033
White 1996 Whippet (1/2 mile course, 6 turns: 40 Seconds)
Red Wheaton 1995 Ridgeback (1/2 loaf of bread, 6 bites, 4 seconds)
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Regards,
George
george@spikeengineering.com
http://www.spikeengineering.com
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Red 2000 Lightning, #4033
White 1996 Whippet (1/2 mile course, 6 turns: 40 Seconds)
Red Wheaton 1995 Ridgeback (1/2 loaf of bread, 6 bites, 4 seconds)
New addition
Westwood Mystique Mont Cherie
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From: Bay Area, CA
In No. calif: Chevron
In So. Calif: no idea, but Chevron does not work well.
And Spike's not kidding... he runs Wal-mart gas sometimes... with no problems (Danny's chip)
[This message has been edited by DreaminAboutL (edited 02-09-2001).]
In So. Calif: no idea, but Chevron does not work well.
And Spike's not kidding... he runs Wal-mart gas sometimes... with no problems (Danny's chip)
[This message has been edited by DreaminAboutL (edited 02-09-2001).]
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The cheapest 92 octane I can find, usually Arco or USA. Never had any detonation problems with Danny's chip.
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'84 Alan Record Carbonio, Aerospoke wheels, Campy brakes.
'00 SVT Lightning, silver, built 2/9/00, #133 of 4966, G-tech Pro, JBA headers, 4.10 gears, Swanson chip, Pro-M, NGK plugs, carbon drive shaft, Roadmaster suspension kit
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I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.
'84 Alan Record Carbonio, Aerospoke wheels, Campy brakes.
'00 SVT Lightning, silver, built 2/9/00, #133 of 4966, G-tech Pro, JBA headers, 4.10 gears, Swanson chip, Pro-M, NGK plugs, carbon drive shaft, Roadmaster suspension kit
13.39 @ 102.5
2001 Kevlacat 2400, twin 115 Evinrude FICHT, Raytheon VHF, radar, autopilot and GPS chartplotter/fishfinder.
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The gas companies use the same base gas, yet the additives that they use to acheive a specific octane rating are different. I have tried different fuels and haven't had pinging problems with any of them.
Between 0 - 5000 miles, I used Costco almost all the time. I am now using Beacon, but will be switching to Arco at 10,000 miles.
I read an article a while back written by a chemist that worked for one of the Oil Companies. The thrust of the article was deposits that build up from the use of one specific brand of gasoline and how to prevent excessive build up. In summary, it stated that using ONE brand of gas for a while (several thousand miles), deposits will have been formed in the fuel system. At that point, it is best to switch to another brand. Since the formulation is different, the cleaning agents will dissolve the old deposits, and at the same time form new ones. The article stated that rotation from one brand to another in 5000 mile intervals is the best way to prevent excessive build up of gasoline deposits in the fuel system. Of course, if a specific brand of gas causes pinging, don't use it.
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Regards,
George
george@spikeengineering.com
http://www.spikeengineering.com
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Red 2000 Lightning, #4033
White 1996 Whippet (1/2 mile course, 6 turns: 40 Seconds)
Red Wheaton 1995 Ridgeback (1/2 loaf of bread, 6 bites, 4 seconds)
New addition
Westwood Mystique Mont Cherie
0 to stumble: next two months
Between 0 - 5000 miles, I used Costco almost all the time. I am now using Beacon, but will be switching to Arco at 10,000 miles.
I read an article a while back written by a chemist that worked for one of the Oil Companies. The thrust of the article was deposits that build up from the use of one specific brand of gasoline and how to prevent excessive build up. In summary, it stated that using ONE brand of gas for a while (several thousand miles), deposits will have been formed in the fuel system. At that point, it is best to switch to another brand. Since the formulation is different, the cleaning agents will dissolve the old deposits, and at the same time form new ones. The article stated that rotation from one brand to another in 5000 mile intervals is the best way to prevent excessive build up of gasoline deposits in the fuel system. Of course, if a specific brand of gas causes pinging, don't use it.
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Regards,
George
george@spikeengineering.com
http://www.spikeengineering.com
---------
Red 2000 Lightning, #4033
White 1996 Whippet (1/2 mile course, 6 turns: 40 Seconds)
Red Wheaton 1995 Ridgeback (1/2 loaf of bread, 6 bites, 4 seconds)
New addition
Westwood Mystique Mont Cherie
0 to stumble: next two months