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murd0c 05-31-2009 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Lomac (Post 6445186)
Mohawk/Husky fuel actually does burn faster because of the ethanol. The ethanol is what allows Mohawk/Husky to sell a higher "base" octane gas at a better price than its competitors, but a direct side effect of running ethanol is that it burns much quicker.

If you guys think E10 gas is bad, try running E85! :lol

my work just ran E85 dispenser to see how it would react to a new pump. Pretty crazy stuff thats for sure.

SkinnyPupp 05-31-2009 08:47 PM

Yeah, if you save $3 per fill up every month, by the end of the year you could save like $36!!! Totally worth waiting in line for 30 minutes!

November 05-31-2009 08:50 PM

Well that's why he's asking.

If you only fill up once a month, kudos to you.

tiger_handheld 05-31-2009 09:31 PM

so i've read this 2x , and i still dont know why husky is bad.... can you guys stop beating around the bush, and share the info??

if you have no solid facts, please dont crap on husky... but if you do, crap like you got diarrhea..

GordonTse 05-31-2009 10:51 PM

i work at a dealership and all cars new/used/manager demo's use husky because the dealership has an account with them. no wonder used car manager's demo civic si gets so low km/tank compared to me.

AzNightmare 05-31-2009 10:58 PM

Well the only reason I'm being so nitpicky now is because I've started playing rollerhockey up in north van, and I don't live anywhere near north van... so my gas drains fast. I'm practically filling up once a week now...

I only need 87 octane for my Mazda3 though... so I don't think Husky's higher octane for cheaper price is gonna benefit me... so I guess I'll stick to Petro.

hotjoint 06-01-2009 11:01 AM

chevron ftw

q0192837465 06-01-2009 01:46 PM

get the 5c reward card from PetroCan, then u save a total of 7c/L

Harvey Specter 06-01-2009 01:50 PM

I don't know but everytime I see a Husky gas station I think cheap, bad gas.

way2quik 06-01-2009 03:19 PM

Same.
I try not to fill up at Husky, but then it doesn't 'really' matter to me that much.

Dragon-88 06-01-2009 03:35 PM

Chevron-Texaco FTW...

Teriyaki 06-01-2009 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GordonTse (Post 6446072)
i work at a dealership and all cars new/used/manager demo's use husky because the dealership has an account with them. no wonder used car manager's demo civic si gets so low km/tank compared to me.

That and the employees will beat the cars with complete disregard since its not theirs;). They'll just sell them as "executive demo's" later on

scheng924 06-01-2009 10:52 PM

so shell anygood?

Manic! 06-02-2009 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by scheng924 (Post 6447631)
so shell anygood?

A few years ago they had a problem with there gas when they tried to change there additive formula cause some cars gauges to get must up but that problems been fixed. I think it's good as any other any gas.

hotjoint 06-02-2009 07:19 AM

my friend told me shell gas wasnt good for your car, I can't remember the reason though shit

!LittleDragon 06-02-2009 10:39 AM

I just fill with whatever cuz a car's a car and I don't give a crap as long as it meets the minimum octane and doesn't knock.

taylor192 06-02-2009 10:58 AM

Chevron has the best additives to keep your engine clean.

If you've seen a bent valve due to carbon build up, and know how much a head job is, you'll understand why its worth it to put these additives into your car.

Manic! 06-02-2009 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by taylor192 (Post 6448228)
Chevron has the best additives to keep your engine clean.

If you've seen a bent valve due to carbon build up, and know how much a head job is, you'll understand why its worth it to put these additives into your car.

So your telling me that BC has the lowest rate of bent valves in Canada because the rest of Canada does not have Chevron gas?

HonestTea 06-02-2009 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scheng924 (Post 6447631)
so shell anygood?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manic! (Post 6447820)
A few years ago they had a problem with there gas when they tried to change there additive formula cause some cars gauges to get must up but that problems been fixed. I think it's good as any other any gas.

Quote:

Originally Posted by hotjoint (Post 6447942)
my friend told me shell gas wasnt good for your car, I can't remember the reason though shit

Really? I thought Shell was pretty good, since Ferrari and Shell have a pretty good relationship.. *shrugs*

taylor192 06-02-2009 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manic! (Post 6448315)
So your telling me that BC has the lowest rate of bent valves in Canada because the rest of Canada does not have Chevron gas?

You can assume any stupidity you want, read about the various additives and make a decision for yourself. I switched from Esso/PetroCan (terrible additives) to Chevron when I came out here. Chevron's Techron is awesome stuff.

Dragon-88 06-02-2009 12:51 PM

I remember back in the day shell had a contact with chevron in burnaby and purchased their gas from them and just added their additives... But that contact is over and shell now gets their gas in pipelines from alberta... One thing i noticed with shell (my mom is the only one in my family to buy shell becuase of the airmiles) in my moms 94 bmw, is that its a ficken boat now... Seems like it lost soo much power... I swear my new 09 corolla could beat this thing... I always have this feeling there is some gay sludge build up in the carb which is causing it to loose HP.. But i'm no mechanic, but based on that I find shell to be crap gas... I dont feel any HP loss when using chevron.. Plus the bmw has been babied.. So I concluded that its the gas thats teh problem..

Johnrb 06-02-2009 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Lomac (Post 6445190)
There's nothing wrong with Husky/Mohawk gas. As stated, you get less per tank because there's more Ethanol in it... meaning you get a higher octane gas for cheaper. It's up to you to figure out if it's worth the lower fuel mileage for H/M gas, or to pay more for it at another station.

exactly..
the ethanol boosts the octane for cheap
but ethanol produces less energy when burned than gasoline so you can't get as far on a tank

"A gallon of ethanol contains far less energy than a gallon of gasoline. In fact, because of its lower energy density (a gallon of regular gasoline contains about 114,000 Btu, while a gallon of E85 contains only 82,000 Btu) a gallon of E85 should cost no more than 72% what a gallon of gasoline costs to deliver an equal amount of energy."

dark0821 06-02-2009 03:57 PM

ya... thats why ethanol is used for aircare haha.. or what not i heard....


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