04-13-2010, 11:25 AM | #15 |
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I have been told by some that its all the same, and told by others that each company has its own truck. Im not sure who to believe, But I always put shell v power in all my vehicles.
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04-13-2010, 11:33 AM | #16 |
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good info as always, thanks. btw what u mean by KR again? >< whatever it is sounds bad lol, so no Shell for me
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04-13-2010, 11:33 AM | #17 |
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First all the gas comes from the same pipelines and each company just buys time on the pipe. The only difference is at the station each company puts in their own cocktail of additives and detergents. As for sediments and junk, all the pumps and even your car has filters to remove the particulates that might be swirling about. All pumps and tanks have a service life and when thats up they are mandated to be replaced or the station gets shut down. I know there were cases in the past where dateline found some gas stations were "watering down" the gas at their pumps. Well most of them were Texaco stations so so much for big name companies being any better. I get gas when I need it at what ever station is closest with the most reasonable price. I have never had any problems and never will. It's not like it's the old days where things were real sketchy in some places. But hey if spending .10 a gallon more makes you feel safer/better go for it. It's cheap insurance,but for me I just don't see the benefit.
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04-13-2010, 11:35 AM | #18 | |
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Its then pulled out of those pipelines into local bulk plants where the additive packages are put in and it gets loaded onto trucks for delivery. In some cases the same truck may deliver BP one day, Texaco the next and no-name gas the day after that. This is a local outfit near my parents that does just that... http://www.bigkoil.com/service.htm In other cases its a brand specific bulk plant that only delivers BP or Texaco or whatever....
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04-13-2010, 11:42 AM | #19 |
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Techron is worth it IMO. I've seen a few tanks of Chevron clear up fuel delivery issues in the past. Specifically on my spitting and sputtering '94 Camaro after an extended period of using cheap fuel
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04-13-2010, 11:46 AM | #20 |
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what is KR ?
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04-13-2010, 12:26 PM | #21 |
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04-13-2010, 01:00 PM | #22 |
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Funny...coming from my highly modified VR4, Shell was the only gas I would ever use to lower my knock count, this was with spraying meth. I continue to use Shell V-power now that I have the Camaro.
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04-13-2010, 01:07 PM | #23 |
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I tend to use the race track by my house have been for a long time never noticed any ill effects
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04-13-2010, 01:09 PM | #24 |
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All gas is regulated, so if you're putting 91 in your car from shell what is causing the KR. I don't know that additives would cause this... spark knock has to do with the octane.
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04-13-2010, 01:13 PM | #25 |
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BP all the way...and if there is none around i wait til i find one lol, i just find that my little HHR feels better with it and i use 93 octane too
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04-13-2010, 02:05 PM | #27 |
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Thats literally what its called... Knock Retard. He's not calling you a name. Its your engine adjusting (retarding) the timing of when the spark plug fires to avoid wear on your engine. KR = bad.
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