ATTENTION FI car owners. Gas stations selling low octane gas from premium pumps
07-15-2010, 11:52 AM
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I used to use literally 2 types of gas stations, but I noticed I would run through the tank faster with one or get slight pinging at times with the other after a full up, I switched to Shell and am going to stick with that, been good thus far. I usually avoided them since they were slightly higher than other stations but you get what you pay for. There's not much room for error if your tune is borderline/tight with lower than normal octane.
before anyone says "blah blah it's your driving" you can also note this was recorded over 2 years, it was mpg per a complete tank, and also the last year i was FI and still showed an improvement in mpg. Shell gas is just more consistant and higher quality.
07-15-2010, 07:58 PM
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Look at the gas station those people are talkin bout in the news though.. Conoco? Non-name brand stations.. like liberty or ameriKa... i'd never take my G there. Shell n Chevron.. used to be BP til they fubar'd wit dat oil spill...
07-16-2010, 07:58 AM
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same here bro... reputable station who will think twice before taking a risk like that...
Look at the gas station those people are talkin bout in the news though.. Conoco? Non-name brand stations.. like liberty or ameriKa... i'd never take my G there. Shell n Chevron.. used to be BP til they fubar'd wit dat oil spill...
Look at the gas station those people are talkin bout in the news though.. Conoco? Non-name brand stations.. like liberty or ameriKa... i'd never take my G there. Shell n Chevron.. used to be BP til they fubar'd wit dat oil spill...
07-24-2010, 01:17 AM
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hmm sounds like i may need to carry this arround wit me when i go to fill up..
PORTABLE OCTANE ANALYZER
ASTM D2699 - ASTM D2700 - ISO 5163 - ISO 5164 - EN 25163 - EN 25164
Features
Lab accurate
Results in less than 20 seconds
Built-in printer and LCD display
Needs only 8 ounces of gasoline
Test sample not damaged in any way
Results traceable to official knock engine laboratory
Battery or A/C operated
Includes RS-232 output
Measures all grades of unleaded gasoline
Directly measures pump octane: i.e. [(R+M)/2], RON and MON
Unmatched reliability... totally solid state
Simple to use
Patented proven technology
Comes with briefcase-size carrying case
ZX101C Near Infra-Red Octane & Cetane Analyser achieves easily a quick, yet highly accurate (+/- 0.1) determination of Research Octane Number (RON), Motor Octane Number (MON), Cetane Index (CI) and Cetane Number (CN), in the range 0 to 110.
The tester can be calibrated for ten fuels or substrates and measures all grades of unleaded gasoline. The test does not require advanced training and can be completed in less than 20 seconds (vs. at least 45 minutes in a knock engine).
To perform a test, just pour 200 ml of gasoline or diesel in the supplied sample container (75 mm optical path length) and place it in the instrument. The sample is not damaged in any way and can be either used for retest or for other purposes.
I wounder if this would hold up in a court of law as far as for a lawsuit?
PORTABLE OCTANE ANALYZER
ASTM D2699 - ASTM D2700 - ISO 5163 - ISO 5164 - EN 25163 - EN 25164
Features
Lab accurate
Results in less than 20 seconds
Built-in printer and LCD display
Needs only 8 ounces of gasoline
Test sample not damaged in any way
Results traceable to official knock engine laboratory
Battery or A/C operated
Includes RS-232 output
Measures all grades of unleaded gasoline
Directly measures pump octane: i.e. [(R+M)/2], RON and MON
Unmatched reliability... totally solid state
Simple to use
Patented proven technology
Comes with briefcase-size carrying case
ZX101C Near Infra-Red Octane & Cetane Analyser achieves easily a quick, yet highly accurate (+/- 0.1) determination of Research Octane Number (RON), Motor Octane Number (MON), Cetane Index (CI) and Cetane Number (CN), in the range 0 to 110.
The tester can be calibrated for ten fuels or substrates and measures all grades of unleaded gasoline. The test does not require advanced training and can be completed in less than 20 seconds (vs. at least 45 minutes in a knock engine).
To perform a test, just pour 200 ml of gasoline or diesel in the supplied sample container (75 mm optical path length) and place it in the instrument. The sample is not damaged in any way and can be either used for retest or for other purposes.
I wounder if this would hold up in a court of law as far as for a lawsuit?
07-24-2010, 04:06 AM
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Lance, one of the good things about having a UTEC is it'll pull timing in realtime if you get bad gas. If it pulls enough times, it keeps it pulled until you shut down. You'll know when you get bad gas, and you should still be fairly safe with the built motor and electronics protecting you.
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