Best Gas in Hawaii for Turbo cars
10-22-2003, 11:27 PM
#31
Originally posted by IS2Scooby
-10 hp for no det. is a small price to pay!
-10 hp for no det. is a small price to pay!
I'm an **** bastard...I want what I paid for!!
31000/300*10 --> about $1300.....ok ok it doesnt really work out that way
10-24-2003, 08:58 PM
#37
Originally posted by bao ling
I've never had det yet. I also fill up at Costco with 92, which is Aloha Petro.
I've never had det yet. I also fill up at Costco with 92, which is Aloha Petro.
Or maybe you just havent noticed it.....try cruising at 4k in 3rd or 4th (like when you really need to get on an onramp
) and set on it....let me know what you here.....might sound like a handful of BBs....might sound like 1 or 2 bouncing.Who knows... maybe STIs like crappy dirty Aloha juice
10-28-2003, 10:24 AM
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okay debate over
i think gas is mostly in our minds... after talking with three service techs@ all 3 subie dealers... gas is gas is gas is gas is gas.... according to all three... the only time you will notice a huge difference is if u run a totally bad grade like 87. grant it some gas does seem to be bad.... but it is mostly by chance. i sell subies @ kaneohe subaru and this is what i found... STi(s) are recommended with 93 or higher...but they wont advertise that 'cuz there aren't any(if any) gas stations with that grade....
besides... i just don't like that orange ball!!
besides... i just don't like that orange ball!!
10-28-2003, 12:38 PM
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They had a story about all gas being the same on the news about a year ago. They concluded that all the different brands of gasoline in hawaii are basically the same quality.
Unless you're buying 100 oct. at McCully gas station for 6 bucks a gallon you probably won't be able to tell the difference. It's all psychological.
Unless you're buying 100 oct. at McCully gas station for 6 bucks a gallon you probably won't be able to tell the difference. It's all psychological.
10-28-2003, 02:35 PM
#40
Hmm...I just switched over to 76 from Chevron.
I'm still running my stage 4 with 800cc injectors and stck ecu. My idle quatlity has changed dramatically.
When I was using Chevron, my idle was rough and the car died every so often while at a stop.
Now that I am using 76, my idle is closer to normal than it ever has been since installing the 800cc injectors. This also includes the time I had my Xede!
Maybe it's just coincident, but I'm convinced that the gas has something to do with it.
I'm still running my stage 4 with 800cc injectors and stck ecu. My idle quatlity has changed dramatically.
When I was using Chevron, my idle was rough and the car died every so often while at a stop.
Now that I am using 76, my idle is closer to normal than it ever has been since installing the 800cc injectors. This also includes the time I had my Xede!
Maybe it's just coincident, but I'm convinced that the gas has something to do with it.
10-28-2003, 06:13 PM
#42
I think subjective things like idle, smoothness of acceleration, etc may be in your head...but audible det isnt Either you hear it or you dont. You must remember that octane rating at the pump is a minimum rating....therefore it could be possible that some brands provide a little more cushion...but this is all speculation.
I think I just need to undertake a 6 month study and see how it goes...
Either you hear it or you dont. You must remember that octane rating at the pump is a minimum rating....therefore it could be possible that some brands provide a little more cushion...but this is all speculation.I think I just need to undertake a 6 month study and see how it goes...
11-02-2003, 09:51 PM
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ya.... ic
yeah you're probably right... but there just ain't any reasonably priced gas out here in kailua!!!!! fo-real.... i mean i like drive alot.... i have 26,000 miles on my car already... so gas is also a financial decision...if i can find a reasonable 76... then maybe....
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11-23-2003, 12:57 AM
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okay i tried
i had 3 fillups thus far.... my car does in fact drive the same..(76forchevron) i mean i may not drive like colin mcrae or tommy makinnon(spelling...ya i know) but my car runs the same! in my mind i wanna think it runs better than chevron(since i paid 2.21 a gallon!) but it hasn't