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Old 03-17-2021 | 07:12 PM
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Any of you guys have experience here?? I’m running She’ll V Power 93 octane. Jakes recommendation. my truck eco boost I have tried Exxon’s and it it seems to be pretty good to. Anyway one of the first things I did to my car was run A couple of bottles of Techron on a 1200 mile trip when I drove the car home. Later I cleaned out the kn, cleaned
the throttle cleaned the maf with crc, and the intake. The car runs a lot better. Any comments would be appreciated.
Old 03-17-2021 | 10:47 PM
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I would consider getting fuel at Buc-ees near you.
I‘d run the 92 octane ethanol free fuel.
Turbo motors love ethanol, the M96 hates it.

I wish the Buc-ees near me sold ethanol free fuel.
Old 03-17-2021 | 10:58 PM
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My concern with bucces would be the additives.
when I was at Conoco and we tested fuel additives all the times Techron was great but we found out that off price brands where just meeting minimum standards. Remember the way fuel works is all the same, the just blend the additives at the terminal, Yes i have sizable investment in Phillips 66. Largest refiner In The Us, ConocoPhillips Is just an upstream company now, production and exploration.
Old 03-17-2021 | 11:14 PM
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I have 93 octane ethanol free near me(independent station so I don’t know the brand. They also sell 100octane race fuel, but it’s twice as much) The car definitely prefers the ethanol free. I get a noticeable performance bump and my mileage goes up about 10%.

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Old 03-18-2021 | 12:05 AM
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I’ll be meeting squirrel 🐿 on Saturday at the cars and coffee. Since I have a longer drive I’ll follow you guys advice and run that ethanol free to see how it does.
Old 03-18-2021 | 05:08 PM
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The only place that I have to purchase ethanol-free gas is in Allentown, PA which is about 39 miles away from where I live in the People's Republic of New Jersey....However, there is a certified IMS installer in that area, so an installer that follows the strict code of procedures and maintains the certification must be reliable and worth the drive as the nearby indy at 28 miles away had their certification removed.
Old 03-18-2021 | 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by 996fried
The only place that I have to purchase ethanol-free gas is in Allentown, PA which is about 39 miles away from where I live in the People's Republic of New Jersey....However, there is a certified IMS installer in that area, so an installer that follows the strict code of procedures and maintains the certification must be reliable and worth the drive as the nearby indy at 28 miles away had their certification removed.
Native NJ resident or transplant?
Old 03-18-2021 | 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Optionman1
Native NJ resident or transplant?
I was born here many, many, many moons ago, left here and lived in New York, Maine, PA, Mass, San Fransisco, San Diego, ( two different countries) London England, and Scottsdale Arizona, and now back here due to parental issues.
Old 03-18-2021 | 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by 996fried
I was born here many, many, many moons ago, left here and lived in New York, Maine, PA, Mass, San Fransisco, San Diego, ( two different countries) London England, and Scottsdale Arizona, and now back here due to parental issues.
Similar story. Grew up in north Jersey never thinking i’d leave. Ended up moving to NY, TX, Illinois, Ok, Illinois again, TX again, CT, PA and then back to NJ. Yes taxes are high, but lots of people in a small place require lots of services. It’s an acquired taste for sure, welcome home.
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Looking forward to travel again to UK soon.
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