What gas is everyone putting in there Car?
08-15-2006, 08:44 AM
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What gas is everyone putting in there Car?
I Have a 99 2.3 and latly gas prices have been droping so Iv been loading up on Premium, but is it good or recommended for my car? Lemme know what everyone else does.
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93 ftw
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08-15-2006, 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by hybridnrg
damn you got 93? the best we got at the pump is 91 over here.
That's all I ever use
08-15-2006, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by 97BlackAckCL
That's all I ever use
I use 87.. My engine in its current state doesnt need anything better.. it runs just fine.
08-15-2006, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by agranado
dang man.. I hadnt realized you built your engine already! That is why you're using 93 right?
08-15-2006, 01:45 PM
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were i live, we have 85 as lowest, but i always put 87 in. Does altitude have anything to do with octane rating ?
08-15-2006, 03:40 PM
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For a long time all I would put in was premium but a few years I go I switched to lo-oct and never looked back. Prolly not a bad idea to throw in prem once in a while...dunno..
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Originally Posted by stacman
When gas prices are decent, I use 89. When they're expensive I use 87. I usually put 93 in my tank at least once a month, or when I want to race it (yes, it does actually go faster).
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Wow- It's amazing that you can tell someone that they are getting absolutely no gain from using higher octane gasoline, as has been said on these forums multiple times, including this thread, and they just keep pumping the more expensive gas that actually will cause carbon build-up in their cars. 
Maybe you should do a little research. It's pretty simple. Just google search "gasoline engine" or "octane ratings". Should take you to multiple sites that will explain why you are wasting your money using high ocane in a car with an 8:1 compression ratio. But I'm probably just wasting my time writing this. You jsut keep wasting your money for nothing 
Maybe you should do a little research. It's pretty simple. Just google search "gasoline engine" or "octane ratings". Should take you to multiple sites that will explain why you are wasting your money using high ocane in a car with an 8:1 compression ratio. But I'm probably just wasting my time writing this. You jsut keep wasting your money for nothing
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Originally Posted by 97-2.2CL
87 all the way........
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the numbers indicate mixture of ocatane to heptane. 87 = 87 percent ocatane and 13 percent heptane, 89 is 89 percent octane and 11 percent hepatane, etc, etc.
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I copied this from theserviceadvisor.com's website-
WHAT IF I PREFER TO USE GASOLINE WITH HIGHER OCTANE RATINGS?
You can, but there are no real benefits, other than the gasoline manufacturers making more money off of you. When you use a fuel with a higher octane rating than your vehicle requires, you can send this unburned fuel into the emissions system. It can also collect in the catalytic converter. When you over stress any system, it can malfunction or not do what it was designed to do properly. In the early 90's, an early warning symptom was a rotten egg smell from the tailpipe. Easy fix, go back to using regular 87 octane gasoline. The rude odor usually disappears after several tanks of gasoline
DOESN'T HIGHER OCTANE GASOLINE HAVE MORE CLEANING ADDITIVES THAT ARE GOOD FOR MY ENGINE?
No. Government regulations require that all gasoline contain basically the same amount of additives to clean the injectors and valves. The only differences are the type to help create the different octane ratings. All gasoline burns at the same rate, it is the additives that create the different octane ratings for the different types of engines.
WHAT IF I PREFER TO USE GASOLINE WITH HIGHER OCTANE RATINGS?
You can, but there are no real benefits, other than the gasoline manufacturers making more money off of you. When you use a fuel with a higher octane rating than your vehicle requires, you can send this unburned fuel into the emissions system. It can also collect in the catalytic converter. When you over stress any system, it can malfunction or not do what it was designed to do properly. In the early 90's, an early warning symptom was a rotten egg smell from the tailpipe. Easy fix, go back to using regular 87 octane gasoline. The rude odor usually disappears after several tanks of gasoline
DOESN'T HIGHER OCTANE GASOLINE HAVE MORE CLEANING ADDITIVES THAT ARE GOOD FOR MY ENGINE?
No. Government regulations require that all gasoline contain basically the same amount of additives to clean the injectors and valves. The only differences are the type to help create the different octane ratings. All gasoline burns at the same rate, it is the additives that create the different octane ratings for the different types of engines.
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Originally Posted by 98 CL
Wow- It's amazing that you can tell someone that they are getting absolutely no gain from using higher octane gasoline, as has been said on these forums multiple times, including this thread, and they just keep pumping the more expensive gas that actually will cause carbon build-up in their cars. Maybe you should do a little research. It's pretty simple. Just google search "gasoline engine" or "octane ratings". Should take you to multiple sites that will explain why you are wasting your money using high ocane in a car with an 8:1 compression ratio. But I'm probably just wasting my time writing this. You jsut keep wasting your money for nothing
Maybe you should do a little research. It's pretty simple. Just google search "gasoline engine" or "octane ratings". Should take you to multiple sites that will explain why you are wasting your money using high ocane in a car with an 8:1 compression ratio. But I'm probably just wasting my time writing this. You jsut keep wasting your money for nothing When I use 87 and gun it, I sometimes get a sulfur smell in the cabin. With 89 it's gone, and with 93 it's gone + performance gains.
I'll see if I can actually clock the difference on a stretch of pavement or something.
that's what i always use