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Old 10-28-2004, 05:16 PM
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What Octane Gas Do You Burn ???
What Octane gas do you burn and what kind of gas mileage do you get?
I run 87 octane and get 26-28 MPG constantly.
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Old 10-28-2004, 05:27 PM
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you should only run 91 or higher
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Old 10-28-2004, 05:43 PM
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only 93 baby
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Old 10-28-2004, 05:48 PM
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who cares enough with these posts... use premium for performace... thats what my cap says... have a nice day
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Old 10-28-2004, 05:53 PM
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good point but it was only like 10 letters so i figured id type it
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Old 10-28-2004, 05:57 PM
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Ya, but there is two parts to the question, read on baby!
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Old 10-28-2004, 05:57 PM
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who cares enough with these posts... use premium for performace... thats what my cap says... have a nice day




But I use 324 octane
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Why are people so cheap...It only costs me $3 more per tank.
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Old 10-28-2004, 06:12 PM
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91 or 93 pending gas station i am at SUNOCO is the only gas station in buffalo to carry 91
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Old 10-28-2004, 06:13 PM
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Why are people so cheap.
My brother used 89 .. I use 93 b/c its best for the Max
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Originally Posted by Wht98SE
My brother used 89 .. I use 93 b/c its best for the Max
Another reason you need to convince him to let you keep it .
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91 octane with 19-20 mi/gal "hard" city driving.
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Old 10-28-2004, 06:41 PM
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owner's manual suggested at least 91
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Old 10-28-2004, 08:09 PM
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93 over here as well
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I use racing gas alllllllllllllll the time...
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SHELL V-POWER! is the way to go out of all the gas iv used for somereason my car seems to like v-power the most.
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Old 10-28-2004, 08:24 PM
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i only use 91. the highest they have here in the bay area and either chevron or 76 but never tried shell v-power yet. today i filled up for $40.00 for 15 gallon.
 
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i use 93 but you could get some 83 and mix in some tolune if you want to save lol
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93 chevron with dat techron
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Old 10-29-2004, 12:32 AM
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You guys are fuked. I use diesiel. I get 1000 miles on a tank and my motor will last a 1,000,000 miles just like a semi Stupid unleaded guys
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Old 10-29-2004, 12:58 AM
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93 octane ONLY !!
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Old 10-29-2004, 01:57 AM
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92 and 93 are banned in SF *sigh*
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Plus I probably can't afford it if there is because 91 here is averaged @ $3.00
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Old 10-29-2004, 10:15 AM
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its literally only a 2-3 dollar difference, whats the big deal with spending 2 bucks more
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Old 10-29-2004, 10:16 AM
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its literally only a 2-3 dollar difference, whats the big deal with spending 2 bucks more when your filling your tank up... but on the other hand. i notice no difference when i use 87 or 89 or 91.. i average the same mileage and same performance
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Old 10-29-2004, 11:13 AM
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runnning alcohol over here
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Old 10-29-2004, 11:39 AM
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Gotta go with the 93....10 extra HP
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Old 10-29-2004, 11:42 AM
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92.5 because that's the best I can find here in IA.

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93 feed your max the best, it deserves it
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Old 10-29-2004, 12:21 PM
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i burn 87 because im not workin and dont got money. would love to pump up with 93, and also gas prices are really high in ny. i usually get 350 mi to the tank, which is pretty good.
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Old 10-29-2004, 12:44 PM
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methanol

93 octane, sometimes 92
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Old 10-29-2004, 12:48 PM
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how many times are we going to have this thread??

repost x 1000000000000
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Old 10-29-2004, 09:57 PM
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98 only
Feel sorry for you guys only being able to use 93
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93...only because it's not worth getting 94
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Old 10-31-2004, 07:41 AM
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Only 103 octane

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Old 10-31-2004, 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Netzach
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Feel sorry for you guys only being able to use 93
Your 98 is like our 92. We use a different calculation to determine octane.

A VQ will run perfectly fine on 87 octane, but once you accelerate into the higher rpms, the lower octane has a lower knock resistance to the VQ's relatively high compression ratio. Octane basically means knock resistance and a resistance to burn. The higher the octane, the more resistant it is. At WOT with 87 octane, you will not being making as much power as you would with 91-92, but you would be hard pressed to "feel" difference. At the track, you would see the truth though. You'd be .1-.3 seconds slower depending on engine temp, ambient temp, and other conditions. The VQ is more than capable of dealing with low octane gas by simply dialing because ignition advance and richening up the fuel mixture. Anything over 92 octane is overkill in these cars unless you've got an aftermarket ECU.
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