Recent content by Roger Ramjet

Thought I would give an update .... Adjusted the timing and now using Petro-Canada 94 for the past 5-6 fill-ups. Car runs great!

^ ^ ^ Indeed!

I love Mustangs, mid-to-late sixties, that is. But there's something special about something like this staring at you through your rear view mirror: Mustangs can't do that. :Biggrin:

Always loved the Mini. :thumbs:

1978 Camaro Z/28

Thanks.

Does anyone have any experience with this garage in Sallaberry-de-Valleyfield, Québec?

Nice story. Back in '78 there were a bunch of us that got together every Friday night around 11pm in the commercial/industrial part of the city. Lots of warehouses, long and wide roads to accommodate the big 18 wheeler transport trucks that used to pull up to the loading docks. We would bring...

Hi Luke, thanks. I'll be adding STA-BIL to the gas tank. Will this take care of whatever ethanol is in the fuel? The other option is to drain the tank and fill with Shell 91 for the storage.

So would Shell 91 V-Power be a better choice over any 94 octane regardless of gas station, or is there a 94 octane that would be better than the Shell 91 for this specific higher compression engine?

You bet!

The car has 99,600 miles (160,000 km) showing on the odometer. What kind of high octane fuel were you using?

Thanks for the replies, everyone. As I mentioned, the car is with the mechanic all winter long during storage and he plans on doing what needs to be done. This he has assured me. He made mention of quality of gas on the market, octane, timing, vacuum, carb adjust, etc. He builds and maintains...