Don't use AM/PM gas.
Filled the tank up yesterday. I now have detonation for the first time on this motor.
Sigh. 10.8 gallons of slow driving. |
I forget what happened, but I was forced to use Kroger gas one time. Same result. :(
I ended up siphoning it out about 1/2 way through the tank and putting some good fuel in there. I couldn't take it anymore, I didn't go through tanks fast enough. lol |
AM/Pm? Is this a local place or what?
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Originally Posted by bryanlow
(Post 392304)
Filled the tank up yesterday. I now have detonation for the first time on this motor.
Sigh. 10.8 gallons of slow driving. |
Originally Posted by Turbo_4
(Post 392319)
AM/Pm? Is this a local place or what?
ampm home |
Ghetto gas=failz
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AM/PM as in BP? Used to be good stuff. I've never had any problems.
Go to the paint supply store and get a gallon of touluene. Add to tank. Enjoy. |
octane booster
I had to ad an octane booster when Georgia ran out of all fuel except for 87 last year. I added this stuff from, believe it or not, the paint store to boost the octane. I cannot remember what it was now but I will try to find what it was and send it out. They also have octane booster at pep boys but it was more expensive. I had to do this for a couple weeks, good luck.
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Originally Posted by pdt602
(Post 392354)
I had to ad an octane booster when Georgia ran out of all fuel except for 87 last year. I added this stuff from, believe it or not, the paint store to boost the octane. I cannot remember what it was now but I will try to find what it was and send it out. They also have octane booster at pep boys but it was more expensive. I had to do this for a couple weeks, good luck.
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I never fill at anything but Chevron unless forced to.
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Originally Posted by Savington
(Post 392422)
I never fill at anything but Chevron unless forced to.
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Originally Posted by cardriverx
(Post 392410)
toluene as said above...
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I dyno'd on AAFES gas for this reason. This way, chances are the gas in my tank after any given fillup is better than what was used to make my spark map. That's my logic anyway.
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I try to stick with Shell.. and avoid QT/Race Track/Raceway (basically the huge stations). I've been happy on Shell. Our AM/PM stations here use BP products.
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Originally Posted by Ben
(Post 392334)
AM/PM as in BP? Used to be good stuff. I've never had any problems.
Go to the paint supply store and get a gallon of touluene. Add to tank. Enjoy. I had bought my 93 octane from several of them over the years, but I never got any bad gas. I must have been lucky and bought my gas when they happened to be pumping BP. KMag |
Since I keep getting asked....
Recipe for redneck race gas: 89% premium 93 octane 10% toluene 1% paint thinner 2 ounces ATF Resultant: 95 octane race gas. However toluene has anti detonation properties that exceed its octane rating. It's the fuel that Honda ran in its 80s F1 turbo motor. Something like 5bar and 1000hp out of 1.5L. The thinner is a solvent, cleans fuel deposits. ATF is a lubricant. Some people say it's not necessary. If you run 20% toluene with a tank of premium, it's 97 octane. Figures assume 10 gal tank, just to make the calculations easy. |
Originally Posted by Ben
(Post 392611)
ATF is a lubricant. Some people say it's not necessary.
Also, I prefer Delta Sonic, or Noco gas. Mobile doesnt seem to like my cars, and cost 10cents more for the same stuff. |
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