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re: “Name brand” gasoline

Posted on 5/15/24 at 8:38 pm to
Posted by FightinTigersDammit
Louisiana North
Member since Mar 2006
37255 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 8:38 pm to
Hell, I'm in BFL, and I can buy ethanol-free if I want
Posted by Boston911
Lafayette
Member since Dec 2013
2070 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 8:41 pm to
Are there any differences in diesel ?
Posted by North Dallas Tiger
Happy All Hallow's Eve
Member since Mar 2024
9406 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 8:42 pm to
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Hell, I'm in BFL, and I can buy ethanol-free if I want
Nobody asked you shite. stfd square

Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
114985 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 8:43 pm to
When the truck goes around and fills the different gas station pumps, I don't think the gas gets any better or worse depending on what gas station they go fill up.

I don't know if there are different companies who deliver gas to certain companies, but my uncle used to own an Exxon gas station, the truck would stop to fill up his pumps, the go down the street to a Chevron to fill their pumps up and so on.
Posted by footswitch
New Market
Member since Apr 2015
4154 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 8:43 pm to
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Me too, and you could buy that, plus minnows and crickets and a homemade ham and cheese sandwich at the same place. Plus a 2 dollar Barlow knife if you were feeling rich. .22 ammo too.


This is a feller I’d go fishing with right here.
Posted by F1y0n7h3W4LL
Below I-10
Member since Jul 2019
1970 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 8:45 pm to
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Thought Techron was

A few years ago, we had a Honda that would have a hesitation at around 1800 RPMs.

Some mechanic said he could clean out the injectors for a few hundred dollars or we could start using Chevron with Techron in it.

After a few tanks of Chevron, the hesitation miraculously disappeared.
Posted by Spankum
Miss-sippi
Member since Jan 2007
56942 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 8:45 pm to
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Are there any differences in diesel ?


Some thing with diesel as with gasoline….diesel contains additives fro keep it from gelling in cold weather, etc.
Posted by Mud_Bone
Member since Dec 2021
2355 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 8:51 pm to
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I put Shell 93 in the MINI almost exclusively


The ONLY contribution I have is don't get hung up on an Octane number. Use the fuel that your vehicle manual suggests using......there is a reason when they say use a certain grade.
Posted by FightinTigersDammit
Louisiana North
Member since Mar 2006
37255 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 8:54 pm to
Kiss my Cajun arse
Posted by IAmNERD
Member since May 2017
20287 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 8:55 pm to
There are two gas stations across from my shop owned by the same guy. One is SAMCO and one is TEXACO. He told me out of his own mouth one day that he has to sell the same gas at the Texaco for at least 10 cents more per gallon because he technically "franchises" the Texaco name (not sure if its an actual franchise, but he said Texaco told him to sell it higher). It's all the same gas delivered from a Samco truck.

I just thought that was funny.
Posted by Steve Rogers
Bama
Member since Jan 2021
506 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 9:14 pm to
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my shite is running like butter and rumbling and grumbling like it should be and I swear the gas mileage counter is up by like 2 mpg and the entire fuel injection system and engine are thanking me with every stroke of the engine (pause)


Ethanol is somewhere around 30% less efficient than Gasoline so that’s why your MPGs are better
Posted by Darth_Vader
A galaxy far, far away
Member since Dec 2011
66437 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 9:16 pm to
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The additives are not inconsequential, but the gas typically all comes from the same place in a general area.


^ truth and wisdom
Posted by Jason9782003
Member since Aug 2007
3595 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 9:19 pm to
Posted by Mariner
Mandeville, LA
Member since Jul 2009
2123 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 9:20 pm to
Use only top tier gasoline. There should be a sticker stating that on the gas pump. After inquiring with Shell that I don’t see stickers at every Shell station, they assured that all Shell stations only carry top tier gasoline. I asked a truck driver filling up the station if they put regular in premium tanks. He said the stations get audited all the time. If the fuel does not pass spec, it’s someone’s arse.

Look up the list of gas companies that have the certification. The important thing is not the gas itself, but rather the additives. Discount Bob don’t give a rats arse. Check out below:

Top Tier
This post was edited on 5/15/24 at 9:22 pm
Posted by greenbean
USAF Retired - 31 years
Member since Feb 2019
5165 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 9:21 pm to
I'm 60 and have been driving regally since I was 13. I've always bought the cheapest gas and never had an issue, I usually put 250-300k trouble free miles on a vehicle. Also I never change oil more frequently than 10k miles, again never an issue and all my vehicles have rolled to 250k plus with no issues. Frequent oil changes are a huge scam, but a good money making deal for many businesses.
Posted by yellowfin
Coastal Bar
Member since May 2006
98130 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 9:22 pm to
Chevron smells the best
Posted by VetteGuy
Member since Feb 2008
30722 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 9:23 pm to
Chevron w/ Techron is the best fuel you can buy, and not just for high-performance engines.

No injector failures, no throttle-body cleanings, not hesitation; it just works.

Well worth the small increase in price over the discount brands.
Posted by Zephyrius
Wharton, La.
Member since Dec 2004
8220 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 9:40 pm to
All I know is that my 2004 Suburban hates Pilot gas. Shell or Chevron is all I’ll put in it.
Posted by Landmass
Member since Jun 2013
19785 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 9:53 pm to
So, with more additives, you're getting less fuel for the price. Just fill up with the cheapest gas you can find and add some Sea Foam yourself if you want a worthwhile additive.
Posted by faraway
Member since Nov 2022
2958 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 9:56 pm to
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Walmart gas has given me some of the best mpg over the years. Shell has given me the worst.
it's all in your head. most of you don't have any idea how vehicles are engineered post computer control of your fuel.
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