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Best Diesel in N. Texas?
According to BP, their diesel has a cetane rating of 50.
FWIW, Phillips 66 said they maintain a 42 to 46 rating.
Citgo said that their diesel is a minimun of 46.
Never could get Pilot to answer. Just from the MPG performance, I'd say it's somewhere right above swill.
posted by DieselAlles May 28, 2010 at 4:55 PM
Most don't and when you ask the person running the cash register, you mostly get a blank stare. I wrote BP directly and they told me what their cetane was. I monitor my mileage pretty close. BP was first, Shell was second in mileage. Note: Pilot is basically swill. MPG went done on that stuff.
posted by DieselAlles April 23, 2010 at 5:14 PM
Scan Gauge
You'll need the ScanGauge II that has XGauge capability that will let you program a gauge.
There's plenty of info at TDIClub.com. Check out the forum "OBD Scanners". Here's a direct link to a thread about it...
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=202184
posted by DieselAlles April 23, 2010 at 5:11 PM
For diesels, the ScanGauge is great. Very versatile. On my SG, I've set up a turbocharger boost register plus a real-time horsepower register. You can display up four registers. On mine I have real time turbo boost in PSI, real time MPG, tank MPG and current trip MPG. And they are great for gas burners as well. Above all, what it teaches you to do is use the least amount of energy to get from point A to point B.
posted by DieselAlles April 22, 2010 at 7:10 PM
Best Diesel in N. Texas?
BP - Amoco Premium always gave me the best mileage in my TDI or Powerstroke. Not many BP's North of Dallas. Whichever station it is, the higher the cetane rating the better the MPG. And Shell is good too!
posted by DieselAlles April 22, 2010 at 7:01 PM
Who's mileage is the worst?
Points to ponder....
Just a general point, what good is a database if you can't get the information out of it you are looking for?
It's harder to fake data when the user has to input more information rather than less and to provide accumulative data.. Things like using ODO mileage rather than TRIP mileage for example. This establishes a trend that makes it easier IMHO to identify a fraud. And after a while a fraud grows tired of having to calculate all the numbers to make them all fit.
FWIW, I know the limits and the capabilities of my car and when I see someone getting astronomical MPG results, I know something is up. I like the idea of self-policing in a forum setting where people who make what seem to be outrageous claims are challenged by others to provide more info. I'm on several forums where that is very effective.
Also, IMO, it is incumbent on the high achievers to provide more information rather than less to establish their credibility.
And this is a soapbox for me. Remember that some find it a challenge to get better mileage plus enjoy the drive. You can do both. I'm not talking about puttering around like my grandma but rather, operating your vehicle within the bounds of the law. To me, tearing down a road at break-neck speed, having to focus 110% of my attention to how close I am to losing control and where the next law enforcement officer might be with a radar gun is not my idea of fun.
I guess with all my years of driving and using my CPR/First Aid skills at numerous accident scenes, it has tempered me to look for exhilaration elsewhere rather than public roads. And I can witness that nothing will change your driving style faster than pulling the father of three little girls out of a mangled car and giving him CPR for twenty minutes until the EMT's arrive, only to find out that he died later that night. The flame of life is too easily extinguished. Be careful out there.
Sorry to get on a soapbox.
posted by DieselAlles October 30, 2009 at 1:39 AM