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[2000LS1Z28]

Shiv, at Vishnu Performance, recommended that I use gas from the 76 station. After I went there I was amazed by how much better my car seemed to run. Here is what Shiv wrote in response to what are the differences between the 76 stations gas, and the other companies.

After some discussions with a Chevron chemist who is a Stg 1 customer of ours, i found out that there are many ways to come to a specific octane. Rated octane is the average of RON (research octane) and MON (motor octane). You can have less of one and more of the other (or visa versa) and still come up with the same octane. The problem is that your motor only really cares about motor octane. So the best combo for any given octane rating would be more motor octane with less research octane. So far, 76 is the king of the hill in this respect. At least this is what the Chevron guy told me. He also runs 76 in his car

Shiv

[Neutrino]

thanks for the info

[DeViL]

Just put Sunoco 93 in the truck last night and I can tell the difference compared to Citgo or Mobil. Citgo seems to be the worst out of the three I regularly use but their 87 octane is usually cheaper then most around here.

[Ultimate X]

sounds good

infact i filled up at 76 3 days ago with high performance(or whatever the pest is called) and i can feal a diffrence and im not sure if its just my imagination but my engine is roaring louder now

[2000LS1Z28]

Just curious, how well does that Solara run Ultimate X? I've seen some of them run 14's in the magazines. Does it fare well against the 240hp altima?

[TerminalVelocity]

never use arco if you care about your car...they commonly add water at all the pumps i've even been to.

But USA gas (strangly) seems to run better, and its cheeper than most

76 I notice defentally runs well, same with Chevron.

all the others are fair to poor as piss.

But thats good to know about RON and MON, thanks for the tip off!

[Ultimate X]

havnt raced an altima but the v6 solaras are on 225hp stock so u need to mod it a bit

[-The Stig-]

I have two 76 stations near me, the one closest to me is where I fill up 99% of the time.

The one that's a bit farther, about a mile away, carries 110 octane.

w00t.

[Ultimate X]

Originally Posted by RedNeck383

I have two 76 stations near me, the one closest to me is where I fill up 99% of the time.

The one that's a bit farther, about a mile away, carries 110 octane.

w00t.

damn 110 how much a gallon

[2000LS1Z28]

Hmm, where is that gas station at Matty? Or are you afraid i'll get it and burn you. J/K

[-Jayson-]

hmm i wonder if their is a 76 station near me, will it make my car run better if its not boosted?

[TerminalVelocity]

if its NA but you have high compresson it will affect it

if its a stock as hell car...probally wont matter much

I put 110 oct in mine, when I was at 7psi....didnt do toooo much, wanna try the 100oct now that i'm at 15

[96TSi]

in the early 90s 100 octane was usually the low grade gasoline @ like 90cents a gallon.. now 87octane gas is $1.79.... i hate corporate America

[Ultimate X]

thats weird

[TerminalVelocity]

Originally Posted by 96TSi

in the early 90s 100 octane was usually the low grade gasoline @ like 90cents a gallon.. now 87octane gas is $1.79.... i hate corporate America

ok...I have no clue where you are...but I defentally dont rember seeing 100 at ANY pump out here......