What fuel do you use?
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Chopper Dave
SIICK!!!
I also run 93 octane...premium :up:
jwoolf
Well-Known Member
I usually do too but, to be honest, I doubt you need premium with our 9.6:1 ratio. You could probably get by with plus.
The thing is that almost everyone uses regular so, even if you put premium, you still have the gas in the hose that you're going to get that's going to be regular. LOL
The thing is that almost everyone uses regular so, even if you put premium, you still have the gas in the hose that you're going to get that's going to be regular. LOL
WB Cycles
Well-Known Member
When I was just out of high school (we used to use stone tablets for books back then 
), there was a problem with some jackass putting sugar in the fuel hose nozzles :angry: :angry: .
Ever since then when I'm putting gas in the chopper, I always squirt a bit out on the ground before filling the bike with premium.
), there was a problem with some jackass putting sugar in the fuel hose nozzles :angry: :angry: . Ever since then when I'm putting gas in the chopper, I always squirt a bit out on the ground before filling the bike with premium.
WB Cycles
Well-Known Member
I always make it a point to say "whoops!"
:roll: :roll:
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ZZ CHOP
Member
KRAUT I alway's use 91/93 in mine I messed up and put about half a tank of 87 one time and and got a hella lot of pinging/dentonation from it,had to go real easy on the throttle for a while..just a tip but I never get gas at a station while the tanker is there dumping the gas,all the shit in the bottom of the tanks is being stired up while being filled..
Good point...Here more.....
TIPS ON PUMPING GAS (Good information)
I don't know what you guys are paying for gasoline.... but here in Virginia,
we are also paying higher, up to $3.10 per gallon (for regular). Here are some tricks to get more of your money's worth for every gallon.
At the Kinder Morgan Pipeline they deliver
about 4 million gallons in a 24-hour period thru the pipeline. One day is
diesel the next day is jet fuel, and gasoline, regular and premium grades.
They have 34-storage tanks there with a total capacity of 16,800,000 gallons.
Only buy or fill up your car or truck in the early morning when the ground
temperature is still cold. Remember that all service stations have their
storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground the more dense the
gasoline, when it gets warmer gasoline expands, so buying in the afternoon
or in the evening....your gallon is not exactly a gallon. In the petroleum
business, the specific gravity and the temperature of the gasoline, diesel
and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products plays an important role.
A 1-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business. But the
service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps.
When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a fast
mode. If you look you will see that the trigger has three (3) stages: low,
middle, and high In slow mode you should be pumping on low speed, thereby
minimizing the vapors that are created while you are pumping. All hoses at
the pump have a vapor return If you are pumping on the fast rate, some of
the liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapor. Those vapors are being
sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so you're getting less
worth for your money.
One of the most important tips is to fill up when your gas tank is HALF
FULL or HALF EMPTY. The reason for this is, the more gas you have in your
tank the less air occupying its empty space. Gasoline evaporates faster
than you can imagine. Gasoline storage tanks have an internal floating
roof. This roof serves as zero clearance between the gas and the
atmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation. Unlike service stations, here
where I work, every truck that we load is temperature compensated so that
every gallon is actually the exact amount.
Another reminder, if there is a gasoline truck pumping into the storage
tanks when you stop to buy gas, DO NOT fill up--most likely the gasoline is
being stirred up as the gas is being delivered, and you might pick up some
of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom.
Hope this will help you get the most value for your money.
DO SHARE THESE TIPS WITH OTHERS!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TIPS ON PUMPING GAS (Good information)
I don't know what you guys are paying for gasoline.... but here in Virginia,
we are also paying higher, up to $3.10 per gallon (for regular). Here are some tricks to get more of your money's worth for every gallon.
At the Kinder Morgan Pipeline they deliver
about 4 million gallons in a 24-hour period thru the pipeline. One day is
diesel the next day is jet fuel, and gasoline, regular and premium grades.
They have 34-storage tanks there with a total capacity of 16,800,000 gallons.
Only buy or fill up your car or truck in the early morning when the ground
temperature is still cold. Remember that all service stations have their
storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground the more dense the
gasoline, when it gets warmer gasoline expands, so buying in the afternoon
or in the evening....your gallon is not exactly a gallon. In the petroleum
business, the specific gravity and the temperature of the gasoline, diesel
and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products plays an important role.
A 1-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business. But the
service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps.
When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a fast
mode. If you look you will see that the trigger has three (3) stages: low,
middle, and high In slow mode you should be pumping on low speed, thereby
minimizing the vapors that are created while you are pumping. All hoses at
the pump have a vapor return If you are pumping on the fast rate, some of
the liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapor. Those vapors are being
sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so you're getting less
worth for your money.
One of the most important tips is to fill up when your gas tank is HALF
FULL or HALF EMPTY. The reason for this is, the more gas you have in your
tank the less air occupying its empty space. Gasoline evaporates faster
than you can imagine. Gasoline storage tanks have an internal floating
roof. This roof serves as zero clearance between the gas and the
atmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation. Unlike service stations, here
where I work, every truck that we load is temperature compensated so that
every gallon is actually the exact amount.
Another reminder, if there is a gasoline truck pumping into the storage
tanks when you stop to buy gas, DO NOT fill up--most likely the gasoline is
being stirred up as the gas is being delivered, and you might pick up some
of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom.
Hope this will help you get the most value for your money.
DO SHARE THESE TIPS WITH OTHERS!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
RRRUFF
Well-Known Member
Dang!!! Hippy are you scientist? Thats alot info. I have thought about the tanker dumping and stiring up all the crud in the bottom of the tank before but never thought about the evaporation rate. I know you spill some and it don't take long and its gone. I usually use preimum and usually at the name brands. Also never thought about whats in the hose before either. When you are only pumping 3 gallons probably half is what ever was pump prior.
waternazzi
Active Member
I use 93 & 110.and it runs pretty good to but I don't do it all the time.
reloaderbmg
OLD DOG
i tryed 87 oct. once .above 75f it will ping all the time with a stock engine,
stay with 93.oct. in areas where its warm!!
Mario77746
Active Member
Premium every time.
