rdurff

Hi Folks,

Others have laid witness to the general availability of 93 octane pump gas in Seattle. For the life of me, I can't find any. I've been to 6 different Shell, Chevron, and 76 stations in and around Queen Anne, the U District, and Bellevue. 92 has been the max at all of them. Although it's not a huge difference, I think every octane point counts with these high compression engines.

I was able to find 93 with no problem in Bremerton when I was recently out there at a PCA event.

Does anyone have a station to recommend that has 93 regularly here in Seattle (or in Bellevue)?

Thanks in advance,
-Robert

Ron Adair

If you can't find it at the pump, you can blend to spec using Torco race fuel concentrate.

Do an internet search on Torco race fuel.

Steb

Rob, let me know if you were successful finding one in the area, so far I haven't been lucky with that

Thanks,
Steb

98_993_cab

Does anyone know if 93 makes a difference? Around NW Oregon, 92 seems to be the norm. I don't think I've seen anyone carry 93.

Bruce SEA 993

It does make a difference...I always fill up with 94 when I am in Vancouver BC. Not everybodies butt dyno can feel it but I do! The car is crisper on throttle response and it does run smoother. It won't accellerate faster at WOT as the mixture gets real rich. The engine should be running cooler.

I too would like a Seattle/Eastside source for 93 or 94. I have bought race gas in 5 gal cans from a fuel supply outfit in south Seattle and then blended it to get 94.

Cheers

C4S_fan

I've never seen it at a gas station on the east side. But Pacific Raceways has it.. and its pricey.

FotoVeloce

Where out here (Bremerton) did you see it? Was it near the track (Gorst / Port Orchard) or in Bremerton itself (on the way to the ferry or such). Curious.. I know I've seen it around here but in the last few years but I can't recall *where*.

DJF1

yeap it does make a difference. I filled up in the Seattle area when I visited Randy ( trying to save over our gas prices here) and my car would be a bit rough at start-up and it was not running ultra smooth. I filled up again over the weekend with Chevron 94 up here and the car is running much better while at start-up is ultra smooth.

TomF

I have been trying to find it here for years. I hope someone has better luck than I have had.

rlets

There's a Cenex station with 94 octane in Auburn that I hit-up on the way to SIR. But up here in Seattle I've not found anything better than 92. Here's a map:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...UTF8&z=15&om=1

Cheers,
Rich