Do you pay extra for top tier fuel? - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

Dmpsix · 01-25-2016, 06:37 PM

The only reason I ask is because apparently lower tier fuel such as Valero is good enough for 5 time NBA Champion Tim Duncan...especially in what could only be assumed as an extremely modified GTR that he's driving. (For those of you who do not know, Tim Duncan is a car enthusiasts just like the rest of us who owns several exotics and actually owns his own custom speed shop here in San Antonio Texas).

Discuss?

69L48Z27 · 01-25-2016, 06:42 PM

Not sure what your after... Are saying the brand is no good or do you think he's pumping 87 octane? Not sure what you mean.

In PA we have a 10% blend. I use 93 octane in all my non-daily drivers. I try for Sunoco if I can.

The Dutchman · 01-25-2016, 06:45 PM

Valero is a top tier gas.

pyroguy · 01-25-2016, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 69L48Z27

Not sure what your after... Are saying the brand is no good or do you think he's pumping 87 octane? Not sure what you mean.

In PA we have a 10% blend. I use 93 octane in all my non-daily drivers. I try for Sunoco if I can.

In York, there are actually two stations (that I know of) that run 100% gasoline 0% ethanol. Hake's Grocery at the corner of Canal Rd. and Bull Rd. and then I can't remember the name of the place, but it's a few lights east of I-83 on the north side of highway 30. Hake's is 0% ethanol on all fuels and they have 93 octane, and the other one's top fuel is 91 octane which I know is ethanol free, not sure about their other grades.

Nice looking Camaro. You should come join us this spring for a SCPA5 Camaro meet.

Sorry for the thread jack OP.

Spec · 01-25-2016, 06:58 PM

91 Octane always (California), and I stick to Chevron, Conoco, Shell whenever I can. Top Tier... yes. Don't matter what the cost difference is... usually its negligible between Top Tier and not.

NC_SS · 01-25-2016, 06:59 PM

Valero is the only gas station in the area that sells the detergent gasoline that's recommended in our owner manuals, in my area at least

xrivera91 · 01-25-2016, 07:05 PM

I DD my SS and always use 93.

13BRM2SSRS · 01-25-2016, 07:07 PM

I always use 93 octane, almost exclusively Shell which is a top tier fuel. Most station here have 10% ethanol so its hard to get away from it or I would.

nosmr2 · 01-25-2016, 07:09 PM

I no longer use Valero gas. When I ran it in my Lexus it would knock a little. Other 93 octane gas did not. Maybe my corner Valero guys are putting the cheap stuff in their pumps, I don't know.
But I usually run Chevron.

Cadillacdayz · 01-25-2016, 07:10 PM

I stick with Cheveron

hazy · 01-25-2016, 07:15 PM

Honestly, it's [almost] all the same, as long as you're buying the right octane. Yes, there are small (VERY SMALL) differences in the detergents from the 'top tier' brands, but at the end of the day, it's all gas that came out of a refinery spec'd to the specific octane, so what brand you fill up with is not nearly as important as being sure you do it at a [relatively] high traffic station, in order to ensure that you're getting fresh gas.

source: I used to work directly with the guys that dumped it at your local Conoco/Phillips/76 station

JDP Sales · 01-25-2016, 07:16 PM

91 Octane, Shell, Chevron or Texaco (Utah)

All the best,

Jared Royce
801.545.4215

xrivera91 · 01-25-2016, 07:17 PM

In terms of stations I only use Exxon, BP and Sunoco.

scandata · 01-25-2016, 07:20 PM

I've never seen Valero or (anything "top-tier") around here. I always buy 93. I'm not dedicated to one brand of gas station, as long as it's a national brand. At some mom & pop convenience stores they just buy whatever they can get for the lowest price at the time, so I avoid those. I've also heard that sometimes they put low-grade gas in the premium wells and still claim it's 93.

01-25-2016, 06:37 PM	#1
Dmpsix Drives: Black L99 2SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 1,862	Do you pay extra for top tier fuel? The only reason I ask is because apparently lower tier fuel such as Valero is good enough for 5 time NBA Champion Tim Duncan...especially in what could only be assumed as an extremely modified GTR that he's driving. (For those of you who do not know, Tim Duncan is a car enthusiasts just like the rest of us who owns several exotics and actually owns his own custom speed shop here in San Antonio Texas). Discuss? Attached Images

01-25-2016, 07:07 PM	#8
13BRM2SSRS Drives: 13 Camaro 2SS Vert L99 Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Florida Posts: 632 View My Garage	I always use 93 octane, almost exclusively Shell which is a top tier fuel. Most station here have 10% ethanol so its hard to get away from it or I would. __________________ Black GFX / Dynatech Supermaxx LT Headers / FR Black Chrome ZL1 Replicas 275/315 / RDP Tune / CAI / VMAX TB / MBRP SS Catback / Gtechniq CSL & EXOV3 / VTC / RX Catch Can / Valentine 1 / Halo DRL / LED Fogs

01-25-2016, 07:09 PM	#9
nosmr2 Drives: 2011 L99 SS Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Texas Posts: 500	I no longer use Valero gas. When I ran it in my Lexus it would knock a little. Other 93 octane gas did not. Maybe my corner Valero guys are putting the cheap stuff in their pumps, I don't know. But I usually run Chevron. __________________ 2011 SS ADM LSA Conversion

01-25-2016, 07:20 PM	#14
scandata Drives: 2015 2SS/RS vert, Spring Green Edtn Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Sarasota, FL Posts: 1,284	I've never seen Valero or (anything "top-tier") around here. I always buy 93. I'm not dedicated to one brand of gas station, as long as it's a national brand. At some mom & pop convenience stores they just buy whatever they can get for the lowest price at the time, so I avoid those. I've also heard that sometimes they put low-grade gas in the premium wells and still claim it's 93. __________________ 2015 2SS/RS vert, Spring Edition Green Flash (2015 - present) 2014 1LT vert, Blue Ray Metallic (2014 - 2015)

01-25-2016, 06:42 PM	#2
69L48Z27 Drives: 2015 Z/28; 1969 Camaro SS Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: York, PA Posts: 805	Not sure what your after... Are saying the brand is no good or do you think he's pumping 87 octane? Not sure what you mean. In PA we have a 10% blend. I use 93 octane in all my non-daily drivers. I try for Sunoco if I can.

01-25-2016, 06:45 PM	#3
The Dutchman Account Suspended Drives: car Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: somewhere Posts: 179	Valero is a top tier gas.

01-25-2016, 06:58 PM	#5
Spec Account Suspended Drives: 2010 Camaro 1SS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 4,018	91 Octane always (California), and I stick to Chevron, Conoco, Shell whenever I can. Top Tier... yes. Don't matter what the cost difference is... usually its negligible between Top Tier and not.

01-25-2016, 06:59 PM	#6
NC_SS Drives: 2012 M6 Camaro SS (RIP) Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,684	Valero is the only gas station in the area that sells the detergent gasoline that's recommended in our owner manuals, in my area at least

01-25-2016, 07:05 PM	#7
xrivera91 Drives: 2015 Camaro 2ss Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: 07002 Posts: 1,165 View My Garage	I DD my SS and always use 93.

01-25-2016, 07:10 PM	#10
Cadillacdayz Drives: 2015 2SS RS 6 Speed Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 33	I stick with Cheveron

01-25-2016, 07:15 PM	#11
hazy Drives: 2011 2SS/RS Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: H-Town Posts: 1,037	Honestly, it's [almost] all the same, as long as you're buying the right octane. Yes, there are small (VERY SMALL) differences in the detergents from the 'top tier' brands, but at the end of the day, it's all gas that came out of a refinery spec'd to the specific octane, so what brand you fill up with is not nearly as important as being sure you do it at a [relatively] high traffic station, in order to ensure that you're getting fresh gas. source: I used to work directly with the guys that dumped it at your local Conoco/Phillips/76 station

01-25-2016, 07:16 PM	#12
JDP Sales Drives: Chevys at the limit Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: SLC, UT Posts: 9,621	91 Octane, Shell, Chevron or Texaco (Utah) All the best, Jared Royce 801.545.4215

01-25-2016, 07:17 PM	#13
xrivera91 Drives: 2015 Camaro 2ss Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: 07002 Posts: 1,165 View My Garage	In terms of stations I only use Exxon, BP and Sunoco.