What kind of Gasoline do you use for your 996?
12-23-2012, 01:41 PM
#16
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The other day when I was gassing up my 996 i opened the gas lid and it stated to use ONLY 95 Octane or higher. I gas up at only one gas station which has 93 octane and which is about 10 miles from my house but I usually gas up when im in the area.
Which Octane do you use for your 911?
Which Octane do you use for your 911?
Almost exclusively...One of the joys and and at the same time disappointments I experience on my long roads trips in my cars is encountering stations offering 93 octane gasoline and even 93 octane gasoline sans any ethanol.
In every case, most recently with my 03 Turbo and my 02 Boxster, the engine's positive reaction to being fed 93 octane gasoline is an eye opener. Sure makes me wish I could run this blend of gasoline on a regular basis.
(Another simultaneous joy and disappointment is this 93 gasoline is always priced below what I pay for 91 octane here in California.)
The '95' is the min. octane (RON) recommended which works out to about 91 here in the good old USA.
Anyhow, you did right using 93. Keep it up.
12-23-2012, 02:09 PM
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Because I an a Nerd I actually datalogged the performance from 2 tanks of every major gasoline brand around where I live. I had an STI with decent bolt ons and a basic tune and I wanted to see which gasoline gave me the least knock and timing retardation. I found that Shell 91 W/O Ethanol was the best gasoline available locally. When I go to BC I get that magic Chevron 94 with Techron. I know that the way my Subaru ran versus the way my Porsche runs is different, but I still feel pretty confident about my choices.
Shell 91 W/O Ethanol : 3-5 deg retardation
Esso (Exxon) 91 W/O Ethanol 4 -5 deg retardation
Petro Canada 94 10% Ethanol 6-7 deg retardation
Husky 94 W Ethanol 7-9 deg retardation
Petro Canada 91 W/O Ethanol 10-12 deg retardation
Chevron 94 with Techron : 1-2 deg retardation
Shell 91 W/O Ethanol : 3-5 deg retardation
Esso (Exxon) 91 W/O Ethanol 4 -5 deg retardation
Petro Canada 94 10% Ethanol 6-7 deg retardation
Husky 94 W Ethanol 7-9 deg retardation
Petro Canada 91 W/O Ethanol 10-12 deg retardation
Chevron 94 with Techron : 1-2 deg retardation
12-23-2012, 05:22 PM
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12-23-2012, 06:48 PM
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LMAO!
lets see....umm...well - we get more rain than you guys and our Summer time highs are like 65!
wait, that's bad - um, I quit....anywhere is better then here
WHICH IS WHY - WE CAN SMOKE DOPE!
lets see....umm...well - we get more rain than you guys and our Summer time highs are like 65!
wait, that's bad - um, I quit....anywhere is better then here
WHICH IS WHY - WE CAN SMOKE DOPE!
12-23-2012, 07:58 PM
#28
Well we have 94 octane wo ethanol....the best weed in the world and awesome free healthcare (that im thoroughly using after blowing up my knee 4 weeks ago). Wonder if i should drive my pcar to pick up my free prescription for some bcbud.
If thats socialism then im aok with it!
If thats socialism then im aok with it!
12-23-2012, 08:55 PM
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Doing a quick search I found this:
"Alberta’s Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) requires an average of two per cent renewable diesel in diesel fuel and five per cent renewable alcohol in gasoline sold in Alberta."
So then escaping ethanol no longer looks possible so now I have to go back to the octane argument. How much is enough?
"Alberta’s Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) requires an average of two per cent renewable diesel in diesel fuel and five per cent renewable alcohol in gasoline sold in Alberta."
So then escaping ethanol no longer looks possible so now I have to go back to the octane argument. How much is enough?