Esso 93 octane gas?
09-04-2014, 10:47 PM
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Burning Brakes
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Esso 93 octane gas?
I keep hearing the ads on the radio that some GTA Esso stations have a 93 octane gas. I don't usually go to Esso, I'm strictly a Shell guy but I do look for a sign at them. So far I have not seen one Esso offering 93. Has anyone found one and tried the 93? 
09-05-2014, 01:51 AM
#3
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The ESSO on Yonge in Richmond Hill has it as does the ESSO on Church at Dundas in Toronto. I've tried it. Haven't really noticed any difference in performance from the 91, the Shell 93 or Petro Ultra 94.
09-05-2014, 07:28 AM
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Haven't tried it yet. Never really liked Esso, but if it's 93 and DOESN'T have Ethanol that would be awesome. Does anyone know if it has Ethanol in it??
09-05-2014, 09:21 AM
#7
Drifting
You ain't gonna notice a difference unless you data log your car to see the difference... Plus if you are stock don't waste your money on 93 or 94 just stick with 91... I'm 12:1cr and there's quite a difference in my car going from 91 to 94...
09-05-2014, 09:33 AM
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Melting Slicks
I did try the Esso 93, and really saw no difference on my 11:1 car. But I think its only pennies off the 94, so i'll stick with 94, unless stuck
09-06-2014, 11:42 PM
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Some Petro Cans out here and Ontario have 94, no ethanol.
09-07-2014, 10:28 AM
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Costco premium is also ethanol free, and generally it's about 14 cents a liter cheaper than the premium at Esso, Shell and Petro! For instance, this morning at the Costco in Etobicoke a liter of premium is only 136.9, while premium at the Shell here in Oakville is 150.9.
If you aren't near a Costco though, Canadian Tire's premium is less than the other majors, I believe they are about 4 cents less. Same with 7 Eleven.
If you aren't near a Costco though, Canadian Tire's premium is less than the other majors, I believe they are about 4 cents less. Same with 7 Eleven.
09-07-2014, 11:23 AM
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I did not know the Canadian Tire premium is ethanol free, there is one close to my house, I will check it out at my next fill
Costco premium is also ethanol free, and generally it's about 14 cents a liter cheaper than the premium at Esso, Shell and Petro! For instance, this morning at the Costco in Etobicoke a liter of premium is only 136.9, while premium at the Shell here in Oakville is 150.9.
If you aren't near a Costco though, Canadian Tire's premium is less than the other majors, I believe they are about 4 cents less. Same with 7 Eleven.
If you aren't near a Costco though, Canadian Tire's premium is less than the other majors, I believe they are about 4 cents less. Same with 7 Eleven.
09-07-2014, 11:50 AM
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For me there is a significant boost in gas mileage using non ethanol gas in my C6, on the order of about 10%! That's why I avoid ethanol blended fuel as much as I can. I just wish there was a non ethanol 87 octane around here so I could get the same benefit in my daily driver, but all of the ethanol free fuels around here are premium.
09-07-2014, 09:44 PM
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For those of us with bone stock cars though, we don't need anything higher than 91 octane to prevent detonation, so we might as well save money by getting better gas mileage. I'd rather keep my money in my wallet than give it to the gas companies, so paying a lower price AND getting better MPG is a win/win for me. If I had a heads/cam package or a supercharger, then for sure I'd run 94 octane and wouldn't worry about MPG at all.
09-08-2014, 01:23 PM
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Melting Slicks
Who cares, i use 89 octane and mine is supercharged with bells and whistles however i do have methanol kit though. as LS7 said you wont notice until datalog or something equivalent. I use Esso and dont even bother looking at 91 let alone 93.
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