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03-22-2004, 07:23 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Lockeford,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: Midstates, Genesis 427 S/O
Posts: 300
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Best Gas?
Who sells the best gas for a cobra?
slithering
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Ephesians 2:8
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03-22-2004, 09:19 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Uranus,
cal
Cobra Make, Engine: NAF replica, 351W, about 420 HP
Posts: 3,046
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Ol' Carroll's Chili gets me some pretty good gas. 
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Edley, The Cobra Rogue!
"If you think that you can cut it, if you think you got the time, you'll only get just one chance, better get it right first time. 'Cause in this game you're playing, if you lose you got to pay, and if you make just one wrong move, you'll get BLOWN AWAY. Expect no mercy.
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03-22-2004, 10:39 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Australia Geelong,
VIC
Cobra Make, Engine: Real: Southern Roadcraft, SRV8, 351W stroker
Posts: 852
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Best Cobra Gas
I use Mobil Synergy 8000 98 octane. 
I find the Cobra runs best on this fuel.
Cheers,
Bryan
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COB-66 Young at heart old fart.
Don't drive faster than your guardian angel can fly.
If it doesn't matter what gear your in you have enough torque.
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03-22-2004, 10:49 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Las Vegas,
NV
Cobra Make, Engine: BDR / 347 stroker
Posts: 143
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Broccoli and beans and wash it down with some crab cakes. Mmmmmmmmm!
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03-23-2004, 12:30 AM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Cupertino,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary Classic CCX 3970: 1965 427 Cobra S/C, Shelby aluminum 427 CSX 290 (468 cu in) engine
Posts: 789
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But seriously folks, my engine sports 10.5:1 compression, and while it runs OK on readily available 91 octane, I would love to be able to conveniently find some 92 octane, without having to drive up to Sears Point (for 92 octane Union 76). Anyone know of anything between San Jose and San Francisco? Rich
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03-23-2004, 01:06 AM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Las Vegas,
NV
Cobra Make, Engine: BDR / 347 stroker
Posts: 143
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I've got 10.2 to 1 and I do see a noticable difference when I run Union 76 Performance 100 fuel. But, at $3.95 a gallon locally it gets a little expensive to use it as general purpose fuel. I'm in Las Vegas. I don't know if its available in your location. Funny thing, Performance 100 was $4.00 a gallon before gas prices skyrocketed.
Chuck
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03-23-2004, 05:49 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Lockeford,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: Midstates, Genesis 427 S/O
Posts: 300
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If you can't find the higher octane gas at the pump, do you add an octane booster to your fill-ups?
slithering
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Ephesians 2:8
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03-23-2004, 06:15 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Shasta Lake,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine:
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Slither,
Go to your local refinery outlet and get a barrel of racing gas. Then mix it with your pump gas in whatever ratio you like. I have been having them deliver a couple of 55 gallon barrels a year to me for the past 7 years and it works great. We can only get 91 octane which is actually closer to 86.
Ron
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03-23-2004, 05:59 PM
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CC Member
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF 406FE
Posts: 32
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Everybody needs to drive up to little old Knoxville, TN ... there is a Texaco down I40 with a single pump hidden away that has 110 octane @ $3.59 a gallon..... how lucky am I ????
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03-23-2004, 06:42 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Hilton Head Island,
SC
Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance / 427 SO
Posts: 83
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I'll be heading right through Knoxville on my way back to Illinois from SC. I may have to stop and buy the biggest gas can I can find and take some of that home with me! The gas in Illinois has "corn" in it.........not good for high HP engines (or rubber hoses for that matter). Plus it cost more to make! They fooled us by saying that ethanol would be cheap because it's made out of corn.......but they failed to tell everyone it would cost more to produce and actually INCREASE the cost per gal to the consumer.
Sucker born every minute............
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03-23-2004, 09:32 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Yorba Linda,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF w/392CI stroker
Posts: 3,293
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I'm fortunate to have a local bulk petroleum/lubricants dealer (Nickey Petroleum) about 4 miles from my house. I take a five gallon can to them and fill-it with Sunoco 110 racing fuel. I then mix 5 gallons of that stuff with approx. 12 gallons of the 91 octane at the pump, yielding a 95-96 "mix" that is plenty stout and the added bonus is that it smells great!. I pay about $5.00/gallon for the 110, but I'd probably spend close to that in decent octane boosters to yield the same octane.
-Deano
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03-24-2004, 02:06 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Australia,
Zzz
Cobra Make, Engine: Shelby alum 468 block
Posts: 14,974
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Hi all
Synergy 8000 is possibly the best we can get here ex Mobil refinery at all Mobil fuel outlets.
Shell Optimax and BP Ultima are both ex the Geelong Refinery and both without additives at 96 RON. (Run Octane Number)
So I guess at $1.05 a litre its not that bad. Shell tell us motorists that the more expensive Shell Optimax actually improves economy.
Cheers
Bernie
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03-24-2004, 03:35 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Granby,CT,
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I have a 13:1 427 tunnelport,it likes large doses of Sunoco purple@$6.oo + a gallon.  |
03-25-2004, 02:20 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Lockeford,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Midstates, Genesis 427 S/O
Posts: 300
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Thanks for your help guys!
slithering
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