dinocrisis
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I add two bottles of Redline SL-1 to a fresh tank of gas every couple of months. Redline (along with a few others) has a good amount of PEA which from past research is the “good stuff” when it comes to FI cleaning.
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Wilson
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Or you could just run e-30 ethanol 94 octane.
dinocrisis
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Im in CA so 94 isn’t easily accessible, we have a ton of e85 but im not interested in tunning until my third party warranty is up.
FishFreak
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I've only heard good things about BG44k, I've used it. Funny but the reviewers on Amazon say this is so strong, it shouldn't be used often, maybe only like once every two years, AND they say it's not for carburetors because it attacks rubber. I wonder where they get that info from? Regardless, a lot of great reviews and many cases where they cleared codes by only using this.
I've torn down two stroke outboard motors that ran Chevron Techron based additives and you could see where the normally black with carbon piston crowns would have a clean swath where the PEA removed the carbon. I'm sure BG44k or Lucas works similarly. A friend that worked for the oil refineries in Benicia, Nor Cal said all the gas comes from 3 refineries, now I think we're down to two. They just vary the additive package for Chevron, Shell, etc. So I still add a bottle of Techron to my tank every other month or three, knowing the injectors will be cleaner for it. Chevron says use once every 3k miles, basically two tanks before every oil change would be wise. Dirty injectors are common, and most people don't know it. Injector dirt can cause squirting instead of misting, and if it squirts to one side, it can wash the cylinder wall and causing compression blow by. Cheap insurance.
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Shell Gas claims if you use there Nitro in every fill-up it will remove 100% of the carbon. If this is true or not I don't know? I found it interesting. I do use Shell fuel and all my vehicles seem to run better on it.
FishFreak
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I've taken apart a lot of engines and I think there is NO possible way to remove 100% of carbon, just not possible. I'd like to see their fine print in the tests. There are spaces down between the piston rings where the Nitro would never sit long enough to dissolve. The only spotless top end I've seen is where the head gasket let in coolant, and water will steam blast carbon out. Water/**** injection will clean that top end up too.
I agree. It's just their claim. I'll find it and post it. I use it because it only has 10% Ethanol, unlike other stations that claimed the same but its closer to 40% ethanol or higher.
E85 does a great job of cleaning carbon out of the top end also. I remember watching my dad with a cup of water pouring it into the carb blowing the carbon out of a old 58 Apache pick up.
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E85 does a great job of cleaning carbon out of the top end also. I remember watching my dad with a cup of water pouring it into the carb blowing the carbon out of a old 58 Apache pick up.
Shell V-Power® NiTRO+ premium gasoline | Shell USA, Inc.
Give your car the fuel it deserves with Shell V-Power® NiTRO+ Premium Gasoline, which removes up to 100% of performance-robbing deposits in your engine.
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