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Wezbad1 · 07-04-2013, 01:09 PM

Just keep on using whatever your using Tyler. Clean tips are what you want.

swizlstik · 07-04-2013, 01:41 PM

93. Valero has it with no ethanol here.

Icemanmanf · 07-04-2013, 02:01 PM

I use PetroCanada 94 as well, and don't have much black soot in the tail pipes, either.

Good to know that Chevron sells 94 in British Columbia, as I'll be taking my ZL1 there in August.

Manf

LuckyZL-1 · 07-04-2013, 03:02 PM

93 here even though there is only one station that sells it in this whole dang area the rest are 91.

tpower · 07-04-2013, 03:15 PM

94 Petro Canada with Torco additive

Skylane765 · 07-04-2013, 03:55 PM

95, made with 91 and 15 oz of Torco. In CA. Running 5% over and CAI.

TripleBlkZL1 · 07-04-2013, 04:13 PM

Shell 91 octane

Towerboat · 07-04-2013, 04:31 PM

There is one station in my area that has ethanol free fuel, should I be using
That as much as possible???

joes407 · 07-04-2013, 07:46 PM

93 is the highest we have at most pumps. depending if your exhaust fuse is in or out changes which tailpipes get sooted

Tyler H · 07-06-2013, 05:36 PM

So I can assume that there is absolutely no problem running 91. The book says 91 recommended but 93 for best performance. Easy to find 94 in Calgary at Petro Canada (Sunoco for the American peeps) but I travel to Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia a lot and there is nothing out there with an octane rating above 91. I can make it there and back on a tank now but after break in I'm not so sure. I may have to put in some fuel there at some point. Hence the thread I made to ask everyone what issues if any they have encountered by using 91 octane premium. There is an Esso and a Petro Canada there. Those are my choices. Both stations are "Top Tier" approved so maybe I'm worried for nothing. I want nothing but the best for this car. My bud has a 2013 GT500 who has ran 91 octane in since new. His book also stats that 91 octane fuel is fine but for best performance us 93 or higher. I had him try the Petro Ultra94. His feedback was that the car ran great but the fuel economy dropped quite noticeably. I thought higher octane would provide best performance and best economy. I thought it would be the other way around but apparently the economy was better for him on 91. The fuel economy monitors is quite accurate I assume so I believe him. Neither of us care about fuel economy but it's nice to know what's happening. He did report no soot in his pipes while on the 94 also.

2012-1822 · 07-06-2013, 08:28 PM

93 always, Chevron is my preference followed by Shell, Texaco. After that I just don't buy gas.

on3fastss · 07-06-2013, 08:38 PM

I found a shall that offered racing fuel! Is it safe to use in a SC SS?

BTW im located in nor cali..

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mmarx82 · 07-06-2013, 10:59 PM

93 Here near Savannah GA, I usually fill at a Kroger Gas Station but wherever I fill I always make sure that their filling tanks inlets are raised up enough that they don't get water in them when it rains.

jashobbsie · 07-07-2013, 12:42 AM

91...i can get 93 but don't care to right now....

07-04-2013, 01:41 PM	#16
swizlstik Drives: 2018 Garnet ZL1 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Surprise, AZ Posts: 2,183 View My Garage	93. Valero has it with no ethanol here. __________________

07-04-2013, 03:02 PM	#18
LuckyZL-1 Ragtop Rocket!!! Drives: Black on Black Convertible Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: San Antonio Texas Posts: 809	93 here even though there is only one station that sells it in this whole dang area the rest are 91. __________________ ADM built 2013 Triple Black ZL-1 Convertible M6 ADM custom cam, LPE stage 2 heads with dual valve springs, LS-3 ported throttle body, LPE 2 piece pulley, LPE overdrive balancer, 10% overdrive pulley, ported supercharger inlet, ADM race intake system, stainless works 1-7/8 headers, Injector Dynamics injectors, ADM heat exchanger, ADM dual fuel pump system, ADM exhaust switch, ADM 3 tunes tuning package. 744rwhp 727rwtq

07-04-2013, 03:15 PM	#19
tpower DBLCHBY III Drives: 15 1LE Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Team Canada Posts: 2,789	94 Petro Canada with Torco additive __________________

07-04-2013, 04:13 PM	#21
TripleBlkZL1 Drives: 18 ZL1 A10 & 18 2500HD Duramax Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 733 View My Garage	Shell 91 octane __________________ Procharged 2018 ZL1 A10 2018 2500HD Duramax

07-06-2013, 08:28 PM	#25
2012-1822 Drives: Black ZL1 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: City of Champions, Alabama Posts: 3,698	93 always, Chevron is my preference followed by Shell, Texaco. After that I just don't buy gas. __________________ Check out Alabama Camaros, for Camaro enthusiasts all around Alabama https://www.facebook.com/groups/1739...group_activity

07-04-2013, 01:09 PM	#15
Wezbad1 Drives: 2013 ZL1, 2001 Viper GTS Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Tracy, Ca Posts: 92	Just keep on using whatever your using Tyler. Clean tips are what you want.

07-04-2013, 02:01 PM	#17
Icemanmanf Drives: 2013 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 68 View My Garage	I use PetroCanada 94 as well, and don't have much black soot in the tail pipes, either. Good to know that Chevron sells 94 in British Columbia, as I'll be taking my ZL1 there in August. Manf

07-04-2013, 03:55 PM	#20
Skylane765 Drives: ZL1-1LE, Z/28 Join Date: May 2012 Location: San Diego Posts: 3,262 View My Garage	95, made with 91 and 15 oz of Torco. In CA. Running 5% over and CAI.

07-04-2013, 04:31 PM	#22
Towerboat Drives: 2012 RS - 2013 ZL1 Join Date: May 2013 Location: Naples, Fl. Posts: 22	There is one station in my area that has ethanol free fuel, should I be using That as much as possible???

07-04-2013, 07:46 PM	#23
joes407 Drives: 2014 ZL1m6 red hot #569 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: florida Posts: 2,422	93 is the highest we have at most pumps. depending if your exhaust fuse is in or out changes which tailpipes get sooted

07-06-2013, 05:36 PM	#24
Tyler H XLR8TNG Drives: 2013 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Calgary,Ab Posts: 371	So I can assume that there is absolutely no problem running 91. The book says 91 recommended but 93 for best performance. Easy to find 94 in Calgary at Petro Canada (Sunoco for the American peeps) but I travel to Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia a lot and there is nothing out there with an octane rating above 91. I can make it there and back on a tank now but after break in I'm not so sure. I may have to put in some fuel there at some point. Hence the thread I made to ask everyone what issues if any they have encountered by using 91 octane premium. There is an Esso and a Petro Canada there. Those are my choices. Both stations are "Top Tier" approved so maybe I'm worried for nothing. I want nothing but the best for this car. My bud has a 2013 GT500 who has ran 91 octane in since new. His book also stats that 91 octane fuel is fine but for best performance us 93 or higher. I had him try the Petro Ultra94. His feedback was that the car ran great but the fuel economy dropped quite noticeably. I thought higher octane would provide best performance and best economy. I thought it would be the other way around but apparently the economy was better for him on 91. The fuel economy monitors is quite accurate I assume so I believe him. Neither of us care about fuel economy but it's nice to know what's happening. He did report no soot in his pipes while on the 94 also.

07-06-2013, 08:38 PM	#26
on3fastss Drives: 2010 Camaro SS\RS Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: socal Posts: 160	I found a shall that offered racing fuel! Is it safe to use in a SC SS? BTW im located in nor cali.. Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2

07-06-2013, 10:59 PM	#27
mmarx82 Drives: '12 ZL1 #1609 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,762	93 Here near Savannah GA, I usually fill at a Kroger Gas Station but wherever I fill I always make sure that their filling tanks inlets are raised up enough that they don't get water in them when it rains. __________________ Life is too short to drive cars that suck. My build Thread

07-07-2013, 12:42 AM	#28
jashobbsie Davenport Stage 5+ Drives: Camaro ZL1 & C7 Corvette 3LT Z51 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 471 View My Garage	91...i can get 93 but don't care to right now....