[Healeys] Gasoline

[jim brown]

To complicate matters, I just received notice from both Audi and Porsche recommending only "Top Tier" gasolines. Apparently the regulations that determined how much detergent had to be added to gasoline to be considered "premium" has changed. Most gas has only about one fourth of the previous amount which is leading to clogged injectors in some cars. Google top tier gasoline for more info. Only a few "brand"names qualify including Shell and Chevron. Probably little effect on a needle and seat cars but food for thought. 
Jim Brown





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From: "GSFuqua1 at aol.com" <GSFuqua1 at aol.com>
To: helyjohn at cablespeed.com; healeys at autox.team.net
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 11:09:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Gasoline

John Snyder, what you say is true however the additives that are put in are  
usually a dye, a detergent and some type of oxygenate like ethanol or in the  
past MTBE.  Having run refineries, sold & traded gasoline for a long  time as 
well, there is just no additive that is worth 30 cents per gallon.   Further 
when we put them in our LBC's many of those additives are not beneficial  to 
our cars.  Ethanol is a big waste in my personal opinion because it  takes 3 
times the energy to produce it than it gives off.  It is also heavy  subsidized 
from the government, which of course means us.  It is also a  proven fact that 
gasoline with ethanol will give you less miles per  gallon.  Again that energy 
thing.

There is also no real reason for the spread or price difference between  
regular unleaded, mid-grade and premium gasoline.  It takes a small amount  of 
extra refining to made the different grades so there is some additional cost  but 
again not what is being charged.

Lest I sound negative oil companies have paid the bills for me & my  family 
for 3 generations now.

Buy what you are comfortable with or trust.

Gary Fuqua
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