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Originally Posted by FatalCloud
i think it depends a lot on the tune too. my coworker who has a r35 gtr says he's done datalogs on all gas and shell 91 is crap. chevron 94 is the best of the worst so he pumps chevron 94 with e85 added to it.
and since e85 isn't readily available here in bc, have to go to marysville washington, does anyone use bioflame ethanol from canadian tire? ...
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i read about someone else trying that in one of the threads.
i also came across this:
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Originally Posted by dangonay
I would never buy US gas. I've fixed countless cars at work with fuel related issues. We measure alcohol content and find lots of cars with 15-20% alcohol (buying regular gas, not mixing E85). Every time a customer has issues the first question we ask is did they recently fill up in the US and the answer is almost always yes. It's not possible to get over 10% in Canada (well, possible but diffidult for a gas station owner to illegally mix their own fuel). Which, BTW, is what appears to be happening in the US. I have a feeling all the stations near the border are the "dumping grounds" for poor fuel as Canadians head home.
New M cars can track octane for each tank fill. We've actually been able to match poor octane with a drivers travelling history to the US.
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Originally Posted by dangonay
I would never buy US gas. I've fixed countless cars at work with fuel related issues. We measure alcohol content and find lots of cars with 15-20% alcohol (buying regular gas, not mixing E85). Every time a customer has issues the first question we ask is did they recently fill up in the US and the answer is almost always yes. It's not possible to get over 10% in Canada (well, possible but diffidult for a gas station owner to illegally mix their own fuel). Which, BTW, is what appears to be happening in the US. I have a feeling all the stations near the border are the "dumping grounds" for poor fuel as Canadians head home.
New M cars can track octane for each tank fill. We've actually been able to match poor octane with a drivers travelling history to the US.
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This is going the exact opposite way of the original post. The ethanol in the gas is BETTER for boosted cars. Hence why they run e85...
Apparently the old husky 94 octane with ethanol was the best we had for FI setups. I did a husky search and it says the one in port kells still has a 94 pump but i'd have to check that out.
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Originally Posted by jlenko
Ok... Why the F would he do that? That makes no sense whatsoever.
Specifically use the Chevron 94 (so you get no ethanol)... then purposely ADD E85 which is 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline.
What the fuel?
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No, he's purposely using 94 octane to have the higest octane rated gas alone. he needs the ethanol/e85 for no det. it's apparently bad for mileage and on plastic parts but it's GOOD for F/I...