# sheetz gas? **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 9, 2006, 1:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sheetz-gas/185482 "2006-10-09T01:23:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 48
**Author:** ![Tony8470](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a5b964/32.png) [@Tony8470](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tony8470)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 8:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sheetz-gas/185482/48 "2006-10-10T20:15:53Z")
> [@Movie: Akira ??](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/movie-akira/24926/7): > > Well the advantages of higher octane gas is that it burns cleaner for the best reason.Yea I drive a Cobalt and yea its under warranty and all but I dont want to be at a dealership unless I have too. This is my 1st brand new car I ever owned so I want to take care of it and give it the best of fluids after all that is what keeps the life of your car.Also,if all gas is the same pretty much then why would certain dealers call for certain gas.I know my girlfriends 06 Mustang calls for BP.Engineers do things for a reason thats why they get paid so much. It does not burn cleaner, I dont know what they taught you at wyotech… It resistant to detonation…FYI detonation is when the air fuel mixture in your cylinders ignites before it’s supposed to. Thats the ONLY reason to use higher octane pump fuel. Then theres race gas, used for retarding timing…gaining horsepower by doing so. IF you put race gas in a car that isnt tuned for it…your wasting a shitload of money. Ford is the ONLY company that recommends BP fuel (because they get paid to). Most others use Chevron for testing vehicles, why? Because it is a more reliable standard to compare vehicles using the same gasoline. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sheetz-gas/185482)._