Shell V-Power 93 Octane.

 

I'm not sure where you find 93, In So Cal, I've yet to see it at any of the name brands stations Shell, Exxon, Chevron, Mobil.. 91 is highest I ever see.

 

^^no 93 for california. just high prices

 

Petron Blaze 100 Octane Euro 4

 

You can get 100 octane (racing fuel) from 76 gas station in CA.

 

^^^ does the 100 have a high ethanol content?

 

Don't think so. Somebody on this forum before confirmed it.

 

so all 76 stations have 100 octane available with 10 percent or less ethanol? Has anyone here run that?

 

If so I haven't seen it in Orange County..

Honestly, I don't know how much additional it is over the 91 which seems to be the typical max in the state.. But I'm not sure I'd pay a huge premium (no pun intended) for daily driving.. In reality 91 seems to perform Ok... I'd probably pay an extra nickel a gallon for 93 or 91.. but that's about it..

If I want 100, I'll just start filling it at the Airport where I have my Piper cherokee. But It's not worth the extra to me for daily driving..

 

check how much lead (Pb) is in the av gas before you buy it. i ran in my 65 GTO couple years back and it had a lot of lead (2.5g/gal) and worked very well, but not sure i would put it my pcar

 

I live in a city with a Huge Tank Farm. A hub of the Colonial Pipeline, mostly owned by the Koch brothers and it serves the north and southeast. Every gas station here gets their gas from the same tank farm. So the 'no name mom and pop', the Sheetz, the Circle K gets the same gas as BP and Shell. The major brands add their additives, but as has been said, regulations require the important ones and who knows how important the others are. One day I asked a tanker driver about ethanol in the gas- he was mad because he had to replace some gaskets on his weedeater because of ethanol. I asked him if he delivers to other stations- he said yes, he was a local guy that delivered to every station from the tank farm, but the major stations required him to add a bottle of additives (the size of a 12 oz water bottle) per tank load. It varied by dealer and he whispered to me that sometimes he forgot to add it… didn't make me feel better but I suspect it is how it is in other places too.

 

That's scary......

 

If it makes a big difference...