92 Octane/ 87 Octane Mix

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09-02-2003, 10:43 AM

BlackCat

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92 Octane/ 87 Octane Mix

Last weekend I got distracted by the wifey while reaching for the gas pump and I grabbed the 87 octane by accident! I must have pumped about a quarter tank when I caught myself. I then pumped in 92 octane to fill up the tank.

This got me to thinking about octane boosters. Are these recommendable in such cases?

09-02-2003, 06:22 PM

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Octane boosters from the little bottles are crap...barely bump it 0.3-0.4 octane so don't waste your money.

I'd forget about it UNLESS you have any signs of detonation, ie pinging.

09-02-2003, 06:49 PM

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Just don't drive your car hard while you have the 87 in the tank or you'll start detonating and pinging under a heavy load.

09-02-2003, 11:51 PM

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or find some 100 octane and mix it in.

09-03-2003, 05:56 AM

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I think it should be fine...just a quarter tank of 87. I have been using 91 (highest grade available) and it works ok.

otherwise, I would just be careful with it and try not to boost too much as Danny (PCguru) mentioned.

09-03-2003, 06:49 AM

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I don't know what the big deal is about 87 octane for the NA motors. You do want 93 for optimum performance but I have never had a problem with 87 the very few times I have ever tried it.