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Dreadless · 07-01-2015, 10:42 AM

Hi,

I'll be moving to the Bay area in 2 weeks and have been doing some reading. I'm concerned that 93 octane seems very rare in Cali

. I have a supercharged SS and just had a custom tune put in.

What type of fuel do people in Cali use? What are good places for a custom tune in the Bay area?

Pushrod Pete · 07-01-2015, 12:35 PM

What part of the bay are you moving to? There's a gas station in Sunol that has a wide selection of high octane gasses; however, be prepared to pay exorbitant prices for their gas(I think it was $8 a gallon for 94 octane).

Not easy getting the good stuff out here in the Bay.

Dreadless · 07-01-2015, 12:45 PM

Thanks for the reply Pushrod Pete! I'll be in San Francisco for the 1st month. Hoping to find something in Oakland after that. $8/g is quite pricey, but I was used to paying that in Europe. I'd rather pay more for good fuel.

MikeySmash · 07-03-2015, 03:01 PM

Honestly it shouldn't make that big of a difference going from 93 to 91. You can just get it re tuned for 91. Just don't go racing with it on 93.

Nor Cal ZL1 · 07-06-2015, 02:16 PM

Starkweather in Turlock for tuning.

https://www.facebook.com/starkweatherperformance

Be very very very very careful in the bay area and surround areas with your car. It is the country's hot spot for Camaro theft. Do not rely on the factory alarm, or aftermarket with out some research. About 200 Camaro's were found stripped in Oakland last year.
The primary method is either Onstar hack, or RFID capture. Almost all cars were driven away from the scene within a few minutes. The thefts I know about were targeted, some multiple from the same parking garage, another captured on a Target store camera as they walked up to a new ZL1 popped the doors and drove off in about 3 minutes. The cars are almost always found stripped and occasionally burned.

One member of the Norcal Camaro's club just lost his SS last night.

07-01-2015, 10:42 AM	#1
Dreadless Drives: 2012 2SS Convertible Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: MD Posts: 38	Fuel and Tune advice Hi, I'll be moving to the Bay area in 2 weeks and have been doing some reading. I'm concerned that 93 octane seems very rare in Cali . I have a supercharged SS and just had a custom tune put in. What type of fuel do people in Cali use? What are good places for a custom tune in the Bay area?

07-03-2015, 03:01 PM	#4
MikeySmash Drives: 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 116	Honestly it shouldn't make that big of a difference going from 93 to 91. You can just get it re tuned for 91. Just don't go racing with it on 93. __________________ 2012 2SS/RS Built LS3 AGP TT BW 257 turbos, custom cam, Lingenfelter Twin Fuel Pump, ID 850 injectors - Tuned by Ryne @ CMS 642 RWHP 636 RWTQ on 12PSI

07-01-2015, 12:35 PM	#2
Pushrod Pete Drives: Camaro 1LE Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 489	What part of the bay are you moving to? There's a gas station in Sunol that has a wide selection of high octane gasses; however, be prepared to pay exorbitant prices for their gas(I think it was $8 a gallon for 94 octane). Not easy getting the good stuff out here in the Bay.

07-01-2015, 12:45 PM	#3
Dreadless Drives: 2012 2SS Convertible Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: MD Posts: 38	Thanks for the reply Pushrod Pete! I'll be in San Francisco for the 1st month. Hoping to find something in Oakland after that. $8/g is quite pricey, but I was used to paying that in Europe. I'd rather pay more for good fuel.

07-06-2015, 02:16 PM	#5
Nor Cal ZL1 Drives: 2013 ZL1 M6 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 1,825	Starkweather in Turlock for tuning. https://www.facebook.com/starkweatherperformance Be very very very very careful in the bay area and surround areas with your car. It is the country's hot spot for Camaro theft. Do not rely on the factory alarm, or aftermarket with out some research. About 200 Camaro's were found stripped in Oakland last year. The primary method is either Onstar hack, or RFID capture. Almost all cars were driven away from the scene within a few minutes. The thefts I know about were targeted, some multiple from the same parking garage, another captured on a Target store camera as they walked up to a new ZL1 popped the doors and drove off in about 3 minutes. The cars are almost always found stripped and occasionally burned. One member of the Norcal Camaro's club just lost his SS last night.