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Old Dec 1, 2004 | 02:17 PM
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91 is the most you can get in California. Unless you want to mix with 100 octane unleaded. And that stuff costs about $4.50 a gallon. I always use 91.
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Old Dec 1, 2004 | 06:39 PM
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I really wish gas prices would go down
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Old Dec 1, 2004 | 06:44 PM
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The highest I am able to go is 91. I wish colorado would convert to a 93 octane.
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Old Dec 3, 2004 | 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Tiger2o69
I really wish gas prices would go down
Gas prices are going down here in texas. The price of oil per gallon is too but..................... the value of a dollar is going down.
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Old Dec 3, 2004 | 09:25 PM
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OMG! 87! thats abuse... ABUSE! im so upset with reading that i forget what to say.. 93 or 94 octane, nothing less!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
people like that shouldnt be allowed to own high performance cars.

87 octain cali gas is probably 85 octain elsewhere.
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Old Dec 3, 2004 | 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Tiger2o69
I really wish gas prices would go down
unless your paying 2.50 a gallon you have nothing to complain about...
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Old Dec 4, 2004 | 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by jrp
unless your paying 2.50 a gallon you have nothing to complain about...
Actually it depends on how much you driver every week. Considering I pay 2.35 and how much I have to drive to get to college kinda evens it out. Your not forced to live in cali
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Old Dec 4, 2004 | 04:38 PM
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What Kind of Fuel octane grade should I use on my 98 LS1?? I put 87 in california, but I'm hearing it causes problems? Give me your 2 cents.
ls1 requires 93 octane
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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 12:08 AM
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i told my mom i use 93 in my car and she freaked out lol

had to explain to her the compression/detonation/KR problems with el poopo gasoline.


plus everyone thinks your EXTRA cool when you get the expensive gas
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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 12:24 AM
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half 93 and half 110(yes it is sold at the pump in mebourne florida. ) the only reason for that is I have a tendency to spray at a moments notice just to bring a smile to my face.. Oh yeah AND it smells good. and has a tendency to scare people
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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 01:35 AM
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how much does that 110 cost?
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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 08:39 PM
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4.59 a gallon its not my daily.. LOL
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Old Dec 7, 2004 | 10:58 PM
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unless your paying 2.50 a gallon you have nothing to complain about...
no ****!
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Old Dec 7, 2004 | 11:24 PM
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I use 93. We have several places that has 100 at the pump and a few with 110 at the pump. The 110 is leaded and has a sticker that says off road use only.
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Old Dec 8, 2004 | 12:16 AM
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i use Mobil's 93 octane all the time. i use to go to shell but i think they are mixing their 93 octane with "cow ****" over here. after moving down here from houston, i used shell and my car was knocking every which direction and detonating at like 3k whenever i floored it. so i've heard you cant go wrong with mobil. so now i trust mobil, no complaints. also i use amsoil's octane booster every now and then for the little added boost to the 93.
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Old Dec 8, 2004 | 01:17 AM
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amoco all the way ...pumps clean and clear.....literally you can see through it.
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Old Dec 8, 2004 | 09:46 AM
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amco or mobil premium, always, never any less, tho its made me drive on empty for a while till payday
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Old Dec 8, 2004 | 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by LiqudFire350
amco or mobil premium, always, never any less, tho its made me drive on empty for a while till payday
its good to hear you are satisfied with Mobil also.
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Old Dec 8, 2004 | 01:55 PM
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i used to work at a mobil, just easyer to get gas before i left work. then i heard good things about it and i never stopped using it, tho i put mid-grade from just about anywhere in the old 5.0
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Old Dec 8, 2004 | 04:12 PM
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So you guys think bp, shell, and texaco are bad or just slightly worse? Also what about wal mart gas

I new some places were bad but i thought the larger places should all be good.
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