Don't use AM/PM gas.
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They're a California-based chain, similar to Circle K or 7-11. Their advertised fuel prices are typically much lower than other stations in the market, however if you pay with plastic you are forced to run it as an ATM transaction, with a service charge added.
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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 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 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.
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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.
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.
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