June 1st, 2016, 10:59 AM | #601 |
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Personal preference, yes. Burns cleaner, no.
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/article...ctane-gasoline http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...ion-premium-g/ That being said when I put 94 octane in my bike and ride straight down a wall my 0-60 times plummet. |
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June 1st, 2016, 11:11 AM | #602 |
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June 1st, 2016, 11:19 AM | #603 | |
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I didn't know they even sell gas without ethanol!
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June 1st, 2016, 11:22 AM | #604 | |
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June 1st, 2016, 11:47 AM | #606 |
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I run whatever is the cheapest option at the pump, I never look at the octane rating. The ony time premium ends up in my tank is when the hose swings around as I'm putting the nozzle in the tank and it hits the button. Happened twice and confused the heck out of me why the pump was ready to go and I hadn't chosen anything yet.
Seafoam only ended up in my tank once, but that was due to being grounded from surgery not from winterizing or anything. No issues with my engine that I can tell.
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June 1st, 2016, 11:53 AM | #607 | |
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June 1st, 2016, 01:24 PM | #608 |
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Wow thanks for taking so much time to write that up! I apreciate the opinion. It's just in my 20 year old cage Ivery been driving I put 84 in all the time and then just recently I've been putting in 94 and I've noticed huge change but I guess that's because I've gotten used to all the subtleties on the 84, but that's a whole other can of worms. I know the question has been asked a bunch but this forums seems to have resonable people able to accept others opinions so I thought I'd ask myself. I think I have a clear choice that I'm going to run 87 majority and if I ever go through the town that has the option of 94 no ethanol, I'll do it as a treat to my conscience and maybe my bike after I do my research on ignition timing etc.
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June 1st, 2016, 01:32 PM | #609 |
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I'm at work at the moment but I'll read more up when I get home, thanks again guys and gals)
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June 1st, 2016, 01:40 PM | #610 |
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Chevron supreme may be the only gas without ethanol on the island. You drive a 20 year old car: buy regular, save your money and get a newer car! And don't let those people fool you: they're all nasty people!
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June 1st, 2016, 02:01 PM | #611 |
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adouglas pretty much nailed it, I'll add the things he didn't touch on.
Octane rating... what does Octane in gasoline actually do? Why do we want it in the blend? Octane SLOWS the rate of combustion... yes you read that right, slows the rate of combustion. This is needed in high compression, high performance engines. Nearly all production cars and trucks do not fall into this category. Some high performance motorcycle engines do... but you need to be in about the 12 - 1 or 13 - 1 compression ratio before higher Octane is helpful or needed. Most cars run 9 - 1 and even high performance bikes may run 11 - 1 increased Octane will not give you more horse power out of the same engine... well, not at a noticeable amount anyway. Your engine may run cleaner but that is due to the fact that there are less impurities in your higher grades of gasoline, not the Octane per se' fuel systems incompatible with ethanol: All manufactures now build their machines to with stand at minimum 10% ethanol in the fuel. Yes, if you have a 1974 BSA Thundbolt with the original natural rubber O-rings in the carbs and case seals... you may have a problem when exposed to ethanol containing fuels. Everyone uses buna-n O-rings today and ethanol exposure is not a problem. DO NOT run the E85 and E100 fuels in your bike, the fuel to air mix is wrong and can run SERIOUSLY LEAN on those fuels. Oh yeah, it will perform like a scalded dog... for about half an hour, then your engine becomes a boat anchor. Use any grade with 10% or less ethanol from a reputable retailer who moves a large quantity of product. Beyond that, the choice is up to you.
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June 1st, 2016, 03:13 PM | #612 |
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One difference to note between cars and bikes... Computer-controlled ignitions can detect and adjust for detonation. Your car may actually have multiple "tunes" that are used depending on if you use premium (and therefore have no detonation) or regular (which gives you a little detonation). It's possible that your car is tuned for higher octane gas without you realizing it.
But on a basic engine with no adjustment, an engine that runs fine on a certain octane will not run better (and could possibly run a bit worse even) with higher octane. Higher octane allows you to use a more aggressive tune, which makes more power. The higher octane itself does not give more power. It's like spoilers. Fast cars use them, but putting one on a slow car doesn't make it fast. The biggest question seems to be whether the improvement from using ethanol-free gas outweighs the unnecessary octane. I've seen quite a few opinions on this, but I'm not sure if there's really an objective test to say which is better. Regardless of anything else, I suggest using Fuelly or similar to track your fillups. It will help point out issues with how well your bike is running, as well as objectively tracking how many miles you're getting (as opposed to thinking you were getting about X mpg before, but it seems to be down to Y mpg now). It's easy to enter the info on your phone while you're filling up, or just take a pic of the gas pump/receipt and your odometer and enter it later. Simply trying both gas options for a reasonable amount of time will let you see if there are any performance differences specifically for your bike, though it's going to be hard to measure something like ethanol-induced wear on soft parts. P.S. Don't listen to me, I think my bike is a 2-stroke.
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June 1st, 2016, 04:57 PM | #614 |
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June 1st, 2016, 07:20 PM | #615 |
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June 1st, 2016, 08:29 PM | #616 |
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I use 91 but only because that is the only alcohol free gas I can get around here.
Update: Found some 87 today. Last futzed with by higear223; June 2nd, 2016 at 08:35 PM. Reason: update |
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July 8th, 2016, 01:54 PM | #617 |
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Interesting study released by AAA today. Yes - 87 octane is the right answer for our ninjettes (and any other vehicle that is spec'd for regular fuel). But - the quality of the additive package between off-brand cheap gas, and the known majors, does show a measurable difference in engine performance. The underlying gas is a commodity. The end fuel we consumers purchase at the pump can differ.
link to news story on CNN Direct link to full study released by AAA (PDF file) Link to top-tier retailers
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July 8th, 2016, 02:07 PM | #618 |
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Interesting articles.
Keep in mind that the Top Tier producers will usually use the same additive package in all grades - so going to Premium isn't giving you anything but more octane (that you don't need). Some (Shell or Amoco I think) claim to have more detergent in their Premium grade, but I'm pretty sure that's compared to a competitor and not to their other grades. |
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July 8th, 2016, 02:27 PM | #619 |
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I ran my car on supermarket gas for years and ended up with pink/red deposits on my plugs*. What that means I know not, but a couple of tanks of non supermarket gas and they normalized.
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July 8th, 2016, 09:06 PM | #622 |
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Interesting. I guess I'm glad we stopped using the off-brand stations. We had a car a while back that was picky, so we learned there is a difference. One of my coworkers got bad gas in his Goldwing from an off-brand place, so I was reaffirmed in my
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