Best pump gas brand
Aug 23, 2009, 11:59 PM
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I make gas...
I work for a refining company and am an operator of the processes that distilles oil into gasoline. Generally most gasolines in an area are made by the same plant or refinery. (Whatever refinery is closest). Just cause it has a brand name on it doesn't mean that brand made the gas. At the terminal for the finished product the refiner adds the brands proprietary additive (like Chevron's Techron). That is when it becomes the "branded" gasoline. Most of these additives are simple detergents to make the gas burn cleaner and prevent carbon (soot) deposits etc to form on engine parts. These additives aren't really all that different from each other either.
Difference comes in at the tank farm where the different gasoline components are blended together to make the quality of fuel that blend is for. Sometimes it is done well other times, not so well. However, since all the stations in one area are generally getting there stock from the same supplier or refiner, the gas at all their stations is the same, except for the brand additive.
Obviously, a higher octane (93 vs. 91). is better. But, the Shell station 93 is the same gas as the Chevron station 93, except for shells nitrogen based additive, versus Chevron's Techron (detergent based).
Difference comes in at the tank farm where the different gasoline components are blended together to make the quality of fuel that blend is for. Sometimes it is done well other times, not so well. However, since all the stations in one area are generally getting there stock from the same supplier or refiner, the gas at all their stations is the same, except for the brand additive.
Obviously, a higher octane (93 vs. 91). is better. But, the Shell station 93 is the same gas as the Chevron station 93, except for shells nitrogen based additive, versus Chevron's Techron (detergent based).
Aug 25, 2009, 11:07 AM
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I went to kansas this weekend on my local 93 octane BP gas station tune. on my way back I ran out of gas and had to stop at a shell again. I filled up on their 93 octane and immediately went from 0 knock to knocking as soon as I got into boost everytime. I'm giving up on that mess 
So now I have half a tank of that crap to burn. This particular gas station is about 40 minutes away from my local shell gas station that also sucks teh bawls.
So now I have half a tank of that crap to burn. This particular gas station is about 40 minutes away from my local shell gas station that also sucks teh bawls.
Aug 25, 2009, 11:30 AM
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I work for a refining company and am an operator of the processes that distilles oil into gasoline. Generally most gasolines in an area are made by the same plant or refinery. (Whatever refinery is closest). Just cause it has a brand name on it doesn't mean that brand made the gas. At the terminal for the finished product the refiner adds the brands proprietary additive (like Chevron's Techron). That is when it becomes the "branded" gasoline. Most of these additives are simple detergents to make the gas burn cleaner and prevent carbon (soot) deposits etc to form on engine parts. These additives aren't really all that different from each other either.
Difference comes in at the tank farm where the different gasoline components are blended together to make the quality of fuel that blend is for. Sometimes it is done well other times, not so well. However, since all the stations in one area are generally getting there stock from the same supplier or refiner, the gas at all their stations is the same, except for the brand additive.
Obviously, a higher octane (93 vs. 91). is better. But, the Shell station 93 is the same gas as the Chevron station 93, except for shells nitrogen based additive, versus Chevron's Techron (detergent based).
Difference comes in at the tank farm where the different gasoline components are blended together to make the quality of fuel that blend is for. Sometimes it is done well other times, not so well. However, since all the stations in one area are generally getting there stock from the same supplier or refiner, the gas at all their stations is the same, except for the brand additive.
Obviously, a higher octane (93 vs. 91). is better. But, the Shell station 93 is the same gas as the Chevron station 93, except for shells nitrogen based additive, versus Chevron's Techron (detergent based).
99% of it is dead dinosaurs and 1% is proprietary additives.
Aug 25, 2009, 08:07 PM
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I went to kansas this weekend on my local 93 octane BP gas station tune. on my way back I ran out of gas and had to stop at a shell again. I filled up on their 93 octane and immediately went from 0 knock to knocking as soon as I got into boost everytime. I'm giving up on that mess So now I have half a tank of that crap to burn. This particular gas station is about 40 minutes away from my local shell gas station that also sucks teh bawls.
So now I have half a tank of that crap to burn. This particular gas station is about 40 minutes away from my local shell gas station that also sucks teh bawls.
