What type of gas? Station brand preference? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

redwing634 · 01-14-2013, 05:10 PM

What type of gas does everyone put into their FR-S? The manual says 93 octane rating but 91 can be used with no detriment to the engine.. but if I'm not mistaken most stations have 87,89,93 and no 91. So we're stuck using premium (93)? Mid-range is a no? Regular a definite no?

And do any particular brand of stations (Shell, Chevron, etc) have better quality gasoline?

Kuzuri · 01-14-2013, 05:12 PM

I cant get 93 where im from so i have to use 91. Im pretty sure the closest station with 93 is like atleast an hour and a half from me lol

chenshuo · 01-14-2013, 05:12 PM

i have a feeling this type of thread has been posted over and over and over again.

whaap · 01-14-2013, 05:20 PM

I'm sure there is 93 somewhere around in Tucson but no place I'm aware of. I use 91 and have had no problems. When filling up here at home I use COSTCO and when I'm on the road it's the next statin after I decide I need some gas.

redwing634 · 01-14-2013, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chenshuo

i have a feeling this type of thread has been posted over and over and over again.

I figured that too, so I did a couple searches and each came up with "no results". So here we are. I'm going to need my first fill-up in about a week so I'm trying to get some input before then.

Books · 01-14-2013, 05:25 PM

93 Shell or Mobil for me. I try to get any top tier gas: http://www.toptiergas.com/

DarkSunrise · 01-14-2013, 05:35 PM

Any of the major brands should be fine. I used a no-name gas station once and heard cricket chips from the fuel pump at idle. (Perhaps the ethanol content was higher or something). No problems since I switched back to the usual Shell/Sunoco/Exxon/BP.

leon78 · 01-14-2013, 05:37 PM

Unicorn jizz from the center of the earth.

bestwheelbase · 01-14-2013, 05:38 PM

http://www.pure-gas.org/

jstans84 · 01-14-2013, 05:38 PM

When I'm in Georgia I only use Quick Trip. They are also a Top Tier gas company and they are typically a good bit cheaper than Shell.

Tt3Sheppard · 01-14-2013, 05:44 PM

Hess Gas of course.

6-Shift · 01-14-2013, 05:47 PM

There's a shell station in my town that has v-power, I forget the octane rating but it's up there. I also threw in an octane booster to the last tank just for shits and giggles.

Tt3Sheppard · 01-14-2013, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Missourifornian

There's a shell station in my town that has v-power, I forget the octane rating but it's up there. I also threw in an octane booster to the last tank just for shits and giggles.

So if I go to shell and get 93 octane is that considered V-Power?

sevi21 · 01-14-2013, 05:54 PM

I get 93 from either shell or bp only

01-14-2013, 05:10 PM	#1
redwing634 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S (Firestorm) Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 110 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	What type of gas? Station brand preference? What type of gas does everyone put into their FR-S? The manual says 93 octane rating but 91 can be used with no detriment to the engine.. but if I'm not mistaken most stations have 87,89,93 and no 91. So we're stuck using premium (93)? Mid-range is a no? Regular a definite no? And do any particular brand of stations (Shell, Chevron, etc) have better quality gasoline?

01-14-2013, 05:35 PM	#7
DarkSunrise Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 22 BRZ (Previously 13 FR-S) Location: USA Posts: 5,797 Thanks: 2,186 Thanked 4,243 Times in 2,221 Posts Mentioned: 48 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Any of the major brands should be fine. I used a no-name gas station once and heard cricket chips from the fuel pump at idle. (Perhaps the ethanol content was higher or something). No problems since I switched back to the usual Shell/Sunoco/Exxon/BP. __________________ "Never run out of real estate, traction, and ideas at the same time." 2022 BRZ Build 2013 FR-S Build

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chenshuo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: WRB BRZ Location: Toronto Posts: 1,260 Thanks: 259 Thanked 473 Times in 245 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	i have a feeling this type of thread has been posted over and over and over again.

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jstans84 Banned Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: Scion FR-S Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 788 Thanks: 353 Thanked 345 Times in 180 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	When I'm in Georgia I only use Quick Trip. They are also a Top Tier gas company and they are typically a good bit cheaper than Shell.

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