Sunoco at Indy??

Travis Buth · 08-25-2025, 02:21 PM

BTW, I've never, ever had Sunoco fail fuel, even well over a year old, and sitting in the fuel cell all winter.... Cant say the same for the other company...

Kp[/QUOTE]

We had some Sunoco 110 pass at bowling green that I was not comfortable to put into my car. It had turned cloudy and yellow, but when we took it up to check, it was good. It is crazy how much it can change and still pass. C11 caused us tons of issues if it sat for any amount of time.

KennyAnderson · 08-25-2025, 04:45 PM

I loved the convenience of buying Sunoco 110 off the midway. I have some 10 gallon jugs and would usually buy 30 gal at a time. Way easier than dealing with a drum. When VP took over I thought I would cross over to c-11. Wellllll Sunoco wanted $12 a gal out of the drum.......VP $20 per gallon!! Flock off VP!

Now I'm committed to getting Sunoco in drums.

Kevin Panzino · 08-25-2025, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by KennyAnderson

I loved the convenience of buying Sunoco 110 off the midway. I have some 10 gallon jugs and would usually buy 30 gal at a time. Way easier than dealing with a drum. When VP took over I thought I would cross over to c-11. Wellllll Sunoco wanted $12 a gal out of the drum.......VP $20 per gallon!! Flock off VP!

Now I'm committed to getting Sunoco in drums.

I agree 100%, and the bigger issue is how finicky VP seems to have been at fuel checks in the past. Maybe they got it together now. But if for some incredible chain of events I would actually manage to win one of these events, and then my fuel failed, I would be beyond inconsolable, as in borderline postal....

Kp

Randy Guest · 08-25-2025, 06:05 PM

Allways Amazing to me to listen to people bitch about fuel. I have a drum of C12 that is 3 years old and a drum I bought this year both passed fuel check in Phoenix with no problem. and all so when sunoco was official fuel for NHRA you could not buy VP Racing fuel. And also at Phoenix the only fuel they had was Torco that's not even on the excepted list of NHRA fuels. So at least you have a quality fuel to choose from. And the yellow and cloudy fuel was probably the lead separating and I would not have run it in a lawnmower.

Travis Buth · 08-25-2025, 10:38 PM

I understand that we all have different experiences and opinions. We still run VP in a couple of our cars and have no problems with it. I just had a rough patch with C11 that was not even a month old not passing a hand full of times. Always seemed like it had a very tight tolerance. That is why I mentioned how surprised I was by how much the sunoco can change in appearance and still pass.

The fuel that was seperating did not get run in my car, just took it up to test from the jug out of curiosity and it still passed. Just sharing an experience, not trying to put anyone company down.

Mike Pearson · 08-26-2025, 10:22 AM

When NHRA switched to Sunoco years ago. I made the switch as well. I had nothing but problems at fuel check with the Sunoco Blue. I switched bac to VP C12 and have never gone back. I have a VP distributer very close so it is more convenient for me anyway. I think they are 13-14/gallon for C12. I have never had C12 fail fuel check. C11 is more finicky.

08-25-2025, 02:21 PM	#1
Travis Buth Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Trafalgar, IN Posts: 51 Likes: 256 Liked 63 Times in 27 Posts	Re: Sunoco at Indy?? BTW, I've never, ever had Sunoco fail fuel, even well over a year old, and sitting in the fuel cell all winter.... Cant say the same for the other company... Kp[/QUOTE] We had some Sunoco 110 pass at bowling green that I was not comfortable to put into my car. It had turned cloudy and yellow, but when we took it up to check, it was good. It is crazy how much it can change and still pass. C11 caused us tons of issues if it sat for any amount of time. __________________ Spts/Pro-302P Stock-3653

08-25-2025, 04:45 PM	#2
KennyAnderson Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 292 Likes: 38 Liked 360 Times in 121 Posts	Re: Sunoco at Indy?? I loved the convenience of buying Sunoco 110 off the midway. I have some 10 gallon jugs and would usually buy 30 gal at a time. Way easier than dealing with a drum. When VP took over I thought I would cross over to c-11. Wellllll Sunoco wanted $12 a gal out of the drum.......VP $20 per gallon!! Flock off VP! Now I'm committed to getting Sunoco in drums.

08-25-2025, 06:05 PM	#4
Randy Guest Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 53 Likes: 2 Liked 28 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Sunoco at Indy?? Allways Amazing to me to listen to people bitch about fuel. I have a drum of C12 that is 3 years old and a drum I bought this year both passed fuel check in Phoenix with no problem. and all so when sunoco was official fuel for NHRA you could not buy VP Racing fuel. And also at Phoenix the only fuel they had was Torco that's not even on the excepted list of NHRA fuels. So at least you have a quality fuel to choose from. And the yellow and cloudy fuel was probably the lead separating and I would not have run it in a lawnmower.

08-25-2025, 10:38 PM	#5
Travis Buth Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Trafalgar, IN Posts: 51 Likes: 256 Liked 63 Times in 27 Posts	Re: Sunoco at Indy?? I understand that we all have different experiences and opinions. We still run VP in a couple of our cars and have no problems with it. I just had a rough patch with C11 that was not even a month old not passing a hand full of times. Always seemed like it had a very tight tolerance. That is why I mentioned how surprised I was by how much the sunoco can change in appearance and still pass. The fuel that was seperating did not get run in my car, just took it up to test from the jug out of curiosity and it still passed. Just sharing an experience, not trying to put anyone company down. __________________ Spts/Pro-302P Stock-3653

08-26-2025, 10:22 AM	#6
Mike Pearson VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,470 Likes: 629 Liked 1,974 Times in 597 Posts	Re: Sunoco at Indy?? When NHRA switched to Sunoco years ago. I made the switch as well. I had nothing but problems at fuel check with the Sunoco Blue. I switched bac to VP C12 and have never gone back. I have a VP distributer very close so it is more convenient for me anyway. I think they are 13-14/gallon for C12. I have never had C12 fail fuel check. C11 is more finicky. __________________ Mike Pearson 2485 SS