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Sep 20, 2015 | 10:35 AM

mrbadeye1

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I have been out of the Antique game for a while but have recently bought a '69 Conv with a 350/350. Question is what kind of fuel can I find for this car? I don't want to use the alcohol blended fuels with a 4bbl carb and 46 year old fuel lines. What do you guys run?

Sep 20, 2015 | 10:41 AM

kenba

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Some stations sell 96 octane non blended gas. Also you can pay more & get avgas at the airport. I do run blended premium in my Corvettes with no problem but I don't beat on them. 2 67 390& 435 2 70's LT-1 & 454.

Sep 20, 2015 | 10:43 AM

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It depends on where you live. Some states you can buy 100% gasoline at certain places, but not all. .gov has 10% gasahol just about everywhere. There is a station two counties from me that sells 93 octane pure gas. But it's 40 miles to get there. Most folks just adapt to the 10% Eblend using Stabil and re-tuning. The car should run fine on it with a proper tune.

Sep 20, 2015 | 10:47 AM

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Do you worry about fuel line deterioration?

Sep 20, 2015 | 10:52 AM

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Do you worry about fuel line deterioration?

Not so far. My LT-1 I have had since 1980 that is all original & the others for 20 years. I do keep them full of gas to prevent condensation even though I moved to Az. from In.