Fuel selection
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 260
Likes: 1
Fuel selection
I have an '84 Cross Fire. Yesterday I went to the BP Station to fill-up because they are the only station that has premium without ethanol. However, the sign said it now had ethanol, thanks to our Florida Governer.
The attendant at the station has a '65 Vet and said he has gone to SHELL because their scientists have now added nitrogen to the fuel and it counter acts the ethanol effects on the engine.
I don't know if this is true but I did see the sign at the SHELL Station advertising the new nitrogen additive. Thought this was worth sharing.
Tom B
The attendant at the station has a '65 Vet and said he has gone to SHELL because their scientists have now added nitrogen to the fuel and it counter acts the ethanol effects on the engine.
I don't know if this is true but I did see the sign at the SHELL Station advertising the new nitrogen additive. Thought this was worth sharing.
Tom B
Team Owner
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 24,460
Likes: 7
From: sw Ohio
On newer cars you may not notice a difference in performance but on older FI cars like the L98 its pretty obvious. They just werent designed to run that kind of fuel. Mine spits and misses at idle with ethanol in the fuel.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski