onlyonelife79 Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 So. I'm a newbie to the two stroke world. My new found 2 stroke runs a 50/50 blend. I have 2 choices in my area. Sunoco and VP. I seriously don't know weather this is a stupid question or not, because the Vp is a few bucks more a gallon than the Sumoco, but I can get Sunoco from the pump and Vp in 5 gallon cans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 I ran Sunoco 110 forever, until this year when I thought I'd try VP110. I really didn't see any difference. This was in a couple 18DMs. I would stick with Sunoco if I was you if you can get it at the pump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m671054 Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Around here vp cans are 5gallon but the crooks only fill to 4.5! check one sometime. that makes vp way more expensive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyonelife79 Posted September 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Around here vp cans are 5gallon but the crooks only fill to 4.5! check one sometime. that makes vp way more expensive Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fappy'97 Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 VP > Sunoco. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
special06shee Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Yup, like mentioned above. Cant go wrong with either one. Get what is easier and cheaper. I run sunoco 112 with no complaints, other then the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINDYCITYJOHN400 Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Around here vp cans are 5gallon but the crooks only fill to 4.5! check one sometime. that makes vp way more expensive No. Didn't happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickedcarbine Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 VP > Sunoco Mostly depends on location. Out here people just don't buy enough of it at the local pumps so there are times where the tank is only filled once a year. I never found it to be near fresh enough and people called me crazy but my bike ran better on a steady diet from VP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m671054 Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 3 fresh un opened cans on 2 different trips. pour into known 5 gallon can all come up short. try it sometime and see what you get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINDYCITYJOHN400 Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 3 fresh un opened cans on 2 different trips. pour into known 5 gallon can all come up short. try it sometime and see what you get. One of these days you'll learn that your plastic cans stretch. That's why they read wrong. (That's why I said it never happened. It's a common mistake.) Try going to a gas station and filling them with exactly 5 gallons as the pump reads.......you'll see that you just got fooled by a stretched out can. As temps go up in the can, it expands. Let your can spend ANY time in the sun and it will stretch A LOT and stay that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wycked68 Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Sunoco 110. 7.49 a gallon last nite in Rockford il Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RagunCajun Posted September 15, 2013 Report Share Posted September 15, 2013 Off topic but I bought a drum of shell urt for my f150. Never again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m671054 Posted September 15, 2013 Report Share Posted September 15, 2013 Scribner jugs dont stretch a 1/2 gallon. and btw the jugs are still acurate at 5 gallon. im done on this subject. both fuels work fine. buy what ever is fresh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum Posted September 15, 2013 Report Share Posted September 15, 2013 gas pumps dont pump exactly what it says either. But i thought everyone knew that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINDYCITYJOHN400 Posted September 15, 2013 Report Share Posted September 15, 2013 Scribner jugs dont stretch a 1/2 gallon. and btw the jugs are still acurate at 5 gallon. im done on this subject. both fuels work fine. buy what ever is fresh. Yes. Yes they do. EVERY plastic jug stretches with temps. Hell the metal drums pop and boom as temps change! If you had ever spent any time around pallets of race fuel drums you would know how much temps effect the containers. They ship drums as full as possible to limit the expansion of air. Fluid expands too, but air in the cans/drums lets fuel slosh and makes loads unstable. So NO you aren't getting 5 gallon cans of VP with only 4 1/2 gallons in them. Never happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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