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sperry · 2006-06-17, 02:04 PM

All gas is the same gas. Gas isn't shipped from the refineries to particular stations based on brand, it's simply added "to the network"... so Chevron puts 10,000 gallons into a tank one day in New Orleans, then pulls 10,000 gallons out from a tank in Sparks thus "shipping" 10k gallons in a minute.

The only difference between brands is the additives that are added to the gas shortly before it's delivered to a particular brand's gas station. So you might be getting "Chevron" gas at Costco, but it won't have Techron in it. Or Shell gas at Walmart w/o V-Power.

At least, that's how I've had it explained to me before.

2006-06-17, 02:04 PM	#2
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	All gas is the same gas. Gas isn't shipped from the refineries to particular stations based on brand, it's simply added "to the network"... so Chevron puts 10,000 gallons into a tank one day in New Orleans, then pulls 10,000 gallons out from a tank in Sparks thus "shipping" 10k gallons in a minute. The only difference between brands is the additives that are added to the gas shortly before it's delivered to a particular brand's gas station. So you might be getting "Chevron" gas at Costco, but it won't have Techron in it. Or Shell gas at Walmart w/o V-Power. At least, that's how I've had it explained to me before. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?