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Specific number of Miles Driven
6
46.15%
Specific number of Days Driven
1
7.69%
Specific number of Complete Tanks (fill-ups)
2
15.38%
Number of Complete Tanks within a specific time period (i.e. 30 days)
4
30.77%
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Old Dec 17, 2006 | 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by JimZ_HHR
I want to perform a test of fuel performance based on my driving habits and Fuel Grade, but i need help determining test duration parameters, should they be based on
Specific number of miles driven, 2. Specific number of Fill-ups, 3. Specific number of Calendar days driven, 4. Complete Fillups with in a specific number of days (i.e. 30 days)

Ohhhh P.S. I plan on doing 3 tests... one for each Fuel Grade available here in San Diego.
Fill up, drive, fill up...how many miles did you get over the gallons used? You will need to run a few tanks of each in similar conditions to get a good idea which grade gives best result.
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Old Dec 18, 2006 | 08:45 PM
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maybe I should wait till we switch back to the summer blend.... everything i heard on the other post is winter blend sucks
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Old Dec 18, 2006 | 09:21 PM
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Your choice.....but, does California use a different blend in the winter? It seems So Cal has pretty consistant weather. Just wondering !!
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 06:37 PM
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You should look into who owns the oil supplied to Citgo, you will be surprised .
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by rob-cyn
You should look into who owns the oil supplied to Citgo, you will be surprised .
I believe he goes by the moniker "Satan".
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