What gasoline do most Nizzan Z Sport owners use?

[NissanZMike2025]

Unless you live in a zone between refineries where distributors to your stations are pulling from different refiners, all of the gas is the same gas. It’s only the additives that are different. The tankers all go to the same place and if they distribute to Shell, the put the Shell add pack in, fill up, and deliver to Shell stations. Chevron they pull up, put Chevron add pack in, fill up, distribute to Chevron stations. Same gas. What makes gas Top Tier is meeting the Top Tier add pack spec. Some brands like Pilot and Flying J will transport long distance along the interstates and the gas is likely different unless you live where they distribute. I think Flying J uses their own refinery. I believe Sunoco does too. Within hundreds of miles of the Marathon refinery in Ashland, KY, the Marathon stations use their own gas, but all of the other stations do, too. So where I live Marathon brings raw fuel to the distributor and all the brands fill up. I noticed today that FiveStar stations here in western KY are 91 while almost all stations use Marathon 93 base fuel, which means FiveStar is coming from a distributor fed by a different refinery, which is rare here.

Source: I’m 4th generation lifelong oil and gas industry.

Unless you live in a zone between refineries where distributors to your stations are pulling from different refiners, all of the gas is the same gas. It’s only the additives that are different. The tankers all go to the same place and if they distribute to Shell, the put the Shell add pack in, fill up, and deliver to Shell stations. Chevron they pull up, put Chevron add pack in, fill up, distribute to Chevron stations. Same gas. What makes gas Top Tier is meeting the Top Tier add pack spec. Some brands like Pilot and Flying J will transport long distance along the interstates and the gas is likely different unless you live where they distribute. I think Flying J uses their own refinery. I believe Sunoco does too. Within hundreds of miles of the Marathon refinery in Ashland, KY, the Marathon stations use their own gas, but all of the other stations do, too. So where I live Marathon brings raw fuel to the distributor and all the brands fill up. I noticed today that FiveStar stations here in western KY are 91 while almost all stations use Marathon 93 base fuel, which means FiveStar is coming from a distributor fed by a different refinery, which is rare here.

Source: I’m 4th generation lifelong oil and

Unless you live in a zone between refineries where distributors to your stations are pulling from different refiners, all of the gas is the same gas. It’s only the additives that are different. The tankers all go to the same place and if they distribute to Shell, the put the Shell add pack in, fill up, and deliver to Shell stations. Chevron they pull up, put Chevron add pack in, fill up, distribute to Chevron stations. Same gas. What makes gas Top Tier is meeting the Top Tier add pack spec. Some brands like Pilot and Flying J will transport long distance along the interstates and the gas is likely different unless you live where they distribute. I think Flying J uses their own refinery. I believe Sunoco does too. Within hundreds of miles of the Marathon refinery in Ashland, KY, the Marathon stations use their own gas, but all of the other stations do, too. So where I live Marathon brings raw fuel to the distributor and all the brands fill up. I noticed today that FiveStar stations here in western KY are 91 while almost all stations use Marathon 93 base fuel, which means FiveStar is coming from a distributor fed by a different refinery, which is rare here.

Source: I’m 4th generation lifelong oil and gas industry.

So there really isn't any difference in filling my tank with Sam's Club premium unleaded which is 93 octane at $2.96 gal. vs. Shell Super-V+ Nitro premium unleaded 93 octane at $3.84 gal. which includes 5 cent per gal. discount? Since I'm paying more than $685 monthly on my car note I need to save on my gas budget!

 

[CPerdomo]

The 7-11/Sunoco on Howard and Morrison had 94 the last time I checked.

Oh wow, thanks!
I'll check it out. It's about 10 miles from my home but... very curious to see if any difference between 93 vs 94.

 

[tractng]

I will get it from Arco , 91 octane. Gas is gas .

 

[FSUZ33]

93 for me.
Most of the stations here are 87, 89 and either 92 or 93. Not the cheapest in town by far, but closest and most convenient is a Shell station with 93, so that's my go-to. At least two Sunoco stations with 94, but one's out of the way and the other one is blocked off with crime scene tape far too often, and a 100% chance someone will shuffle over and ask you for $.

 

[CPerdomo]

93 for me.
Most of the stations here are 87, 89 and either 92 or 93. Not the cheapest in town by far, but closest and most convenient is a Shell station with 93, so that's my go-to. At least two Sunoco stations with 94, but one's out of the way and the other one is blocked off with crime scene tape far too often, and a 100% chance someone will shuffle over and ask you for $.

Are you in the east or west coast of Fl? I'm in Tampa.

 

[ThePoorZ]

Having jumped into the Z from a Ram Rebel... I don't care what the gas costs... $6 per gallon would still be easy cheaper than filling up that thirsty bitch with 87, lol.

I just wish the Z had a 34 gallon tank like my truck does.

 

[FSUZ33]

Are you in the east or west coast of Fl? I'm in Tampa.

Neither. I'm in Tallahassee. The part of Florida people forget is Florida. I can drive 45 minutes south to what is literally called "The Forgotten Coast."
Draw a line from Jacksonville SW down through Gainesville. The area south of that line, plus Pensacola I guess, are what most people consider Florida...and I can't really blame them. This part of FL compared to the rest of the state is sort of like that guy who buys a house in a nice neighborhood and turns it into a Sanford & Son junkyard.

 

[CPerdomo]

Neither. I'm in Tallahassee. The part of Florida people forget is Florida. I can drive 45 minutes south to what is literally called "The Forgotten Coast."
Draw a line from Jacksonville SW down through Gainesville. The area south of that line, plus Pensacola I guess, are what most people consider Florida...and I can't really blame them. This part of FL compared to the rest of the state is sort of like that guy who buys a house in a nice neighborhood and turns it into a Sanford & Son junkyard.

I hear ya... I lived in Sopchoppy; south of Tallahassee and worked in Bristol. Had to cross the Apalachicola forest every day.

 

[FSUZ33]

Wow, Sopchoppy. Small world man!!!
I don’t need to describe the area to you then.
Sopchoppy Pizza Co. for the win! Sadly, they closed last year.

 

[5amp5on]

Wow, Sopchoppy. Small world man!!!
I don’t need to describe the area to you then.
Sopchoppy Pizza Co. for the win! Sadly, they closed last year.

My two brothers and I grew up free range kids near Arran back in the day when no one knew what went on in those parts. Great times, poor as poor gets but man we had some fun with our buddies ranging around.

 

[FSUZ33]

Whaaaa?! That’s crazy! Sopchoppy and Arran. Gotta be a Z owner that’s from or lived in Two Egg, right?

 

[RobotAZ]

So there really isn't any difference in filling my tank with Sam's Club premium unleaded which is 93 octane at $2.96 gal. vs. Shell Super-V+ Nitro premium unleaded 93 octane at $3.84 gal. which includes 5 cent per gal. discount? Since I'm paying more than $685 monthly on my car note I need to save on my gas budget!

Yeah, there’s a huge difference. Sam’s Club is just gas and Shell is the same gas (probably, depending on location relative to refineries) with a Shell proprietary additive package that makes it Top Tier. The additives clean the entire system from the tank and pump to the injectors and likely valves and possibly even rings.

I use cheap Buc-ees 93 and run Techron thru every 5,000 miles or less. I’m sure Shell is better but I’ve never owned a car long enough to see a difference. If it’s a car you’ll keep till you’re dead, I’d use the Shell.

 

[Bumflik]

Oh wow, thanks!
I'll check it out. It's about 10 miles from my home but... very curious to see if any difference between 93 vs 94.

I notice

Yeah, there’s a huge difference. Sam’s Club is just gas and Shell is the same gas (probably, depending on location relative to refineries) with a Shell proprietary additive package that makes it Top Tier. The additives clean the entire system from the tank and pump to the injectors and likely valves and possibly even rings.

I use cheap Buc-ees 93 and run Techron thru every 5,000 miles or less. I’m sure Shell is better but I’ve never owned a car long enough to see a difference. If it’s a car you’ll keep till you’re dead, I’d use the Shell.

Direct injected engines unfortunately do not spray valves because the fuel injectors are deeper in the cylinders past the valves and valves cannot benefit from the detergents used in this method. Port injection allows for this though.

 

[CPerdomo]

Wow, Sopchoppy. Small world man!!!
I don’t need to describe the area to you then.
Sopchoppy Pizza Co. for the win! Sadly, they closed last year.

Oooohhh I remember when we discovered Sopchoppy Pizza. We had just moved from NY and were awestruck to find it. I remember asking them how they managed to "get the NY flavor"... to which they responded: "we import the water from NY" don't know if accurate or not...

 

[RobotAZ]

I notice

Direct injected engines unfortunately do not spray valves because the fuel injectors are deeper in the cylinders past the valves and valves cannot benefit from the detergents used in this method. Port injection allows for this though.

Yes, that is correct. I’m not saying detergents defy physics. If your fuel does not contact valves, it is true it cannot clean the valves.

Let me clarify my statement. Detergent in gasoline will clean everything it touches and leave it at that. Thanks for the clarification.