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Old Dec 7, 2005, 10:51 PM
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Shell Gas best for pig?

after much reasearch, testing and running out of gas twice.

The conclusion is

SHELL with V power

IS TEH WIN by far.
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I love that stuff. I don't have a piggy but I've noticed a difference the few times i've gotten a chance to put it in near empty. Maybe it is all in my head. And yes many claim throwing premium in a regular car yields nothing so i dunno. makes me feel better though when i've got the money and i feel silly enough to do it
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I saw a post with a dyno test, 76 vs Chevron, and 76 dyno 10 HP more. 76, Shell & Chevron are the only gas I would put in my cars. On a side note, my buddy has a 99 A4 S/C and filled up with some V-power Shell when we were on a road trip and his car was pingin like hell, it dosen't do that when he uses Cheveron or 76.
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i just stick to name brand gas, sometimes i throw in some 91 instead of 89oct, when i'm feeling lucky. lol

this reminds me of the "filling up my tank" how to thread ROFL
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Food for thought... With the piggy I did notice a slight difference between gas station but what struck me most is... In my case, the piggy doesn't like when I mix gas. Let say I have 1/4 left of Sunoco and I add 1/4 of Shell or whatever else it doesn't run as good as if I had put in 1/4 of Sunoco instead of Shell.

Now I fill up accordingly. If I want to fill up and still have a 1/4 or more in the tank I'll fill up with the same kind that's already in the tank. If I want to fill up and my gas light is On, I don't really care where I go. My piggy is happy as long as the tank contains only 1 brand.

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you gotta stay consistent
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i heard shell gas is pretty good but i have always used the gas from 7-11 Cito 89 never had any problems. I have used Sheetz gas in my parents car and i felt a big difference in a bad way its like they struggled to accel. You guys heard nething good or bad bout the Cito gas?
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These are interesting findings. A lot fuel comes from same refinery..... Might be true what you guys are saying.

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Any top-tier gas stations have good gas... Shell, Chervon, etc. Unfortunately, looks like gas prices are going up again!
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but honestly ive tested it, and theres a big difference. what sucks is i have a chevron card and i want shell
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Shell is all I ever use in my car, Lancer or not. It is a top tier fuel.
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i have been using shell too but i only use the medium quality one. I found that when ur gas empty light is on, ur car will have way less power......is it a automatic fix thingie in the ECU? ive been wanting to ask this question for a long time.:-)
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Originally Posted by arnold16890
i have been using shell too but i only use the medium quality one. I found that when ur gas empty light is on, ur car will have way less power......is it a automatic fix thingie in the ECU? ive been wanting to ask this question for a long time.:-)
Odd. Your car should be a couple HP faster, since it weighs 80 lbs. less when the tank's empty.
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Originally Posted by arnold16890
i have been using shell too but i only use the medium quality one. I found that when ur gas empty light is on, ur car will have way less power......is it a automatic fix thingie in the ECU? ive been wanting to ask this question for a long time.:-)
maybe your not putting the pedal all the way to the ground cause your scared you'll run out of gas. a common driver mistake

on a side note...i've gone 40 miles with my gas light on
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Fuel is fuel is fuel is fuel for the most part. You may just be getting bad blends at certain stations and good blends at others. Additives may play a small part as well, but MON ratings should take that into account. Like Rob said, most of the refining within a region is done in the same place.


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