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Fuel practices
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From: Knoxville
Fuel practices
What’s your preferred way to maintain fuel in tank.
Do you only use top tier gasoline, maybe real gasoline, use additives such as Sea Foam, Berrymans, etc. or something else?
Do you only use top tier gasoline, maybe real gasoline, use additives such as Sea Foam, Berrymans, etc. or something else?
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From: SE SC
Along the coastal areas of SC it can be a challenge to find anything above 91. The top tiers that offer 93 near me are suspect, at best, because I've tried a tank or two and get the occasional pinging.
Just for grins, I will add some Amsoil Octane boost about every 3rd or 4th tank.
Just for grins, I will add some Amsoil Octane boost about every 3rd or 4th tank.
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I'll say I do a combination of all of them. But voted for top tier fuel, as that's always the first option.
I try to get to tier fuel when I can is my first step, and then try to fill up with non-ethanol when I can find it. I only know of one station that has it and it's still 15 miles from home. But I did fill up there my last few tanks as non-riding weather could be here any day and I'd rather have non-ethanol in my tank if its going to sit for an extended period.
Then I will occasionally add Seafoam and AMSOIL Performance Improver in everything around my house. I figure it can't hurt. And I keep a few of those little bottles of the octane increaser around just incase I get some lesser fuel during a ride. I don't have fuel problems in anything around my house!
I try to get to tier fuel when I can is my first step, and then try to fill up with non-ethanol when I can find it. I only know of one station that has it and it's still 15 miles from home. But I did fill up there my last few tanks as non-riding weather could be here any day and I'd rather have non-ethanol in my tank if its going to sit for an extended period.
Then I will occasionally add Seafoam and AMSOIL Performance Improver in everything around my house. I figure it can't hurt. And I keep a few of those little bottles of the octane increaser around just incase I get some lesser fuel during a ride. I don't have fuel problems in anything around my house!
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From: Woodlands, MB, Canada
My owner's manual says to use premium, so I use premium. (If it said to use regular, I'd use regular).
Where I am, by law, Regular is required to have 10% ethanol, Mid grade 5% and Premium was ethanol free.. but, last year they changed the law making stations put ethanol in the Premium, so we no longer have any 'pure' gas.
Where I am, by law, Regular is required to have 10% ethanol, Mid grade 5% and Premium was ethanol free.. but, last year they changed the law making stations put ethanol in the Premium, so we no longer have any 'pure' gas.