Hey fellas, I plan on taking a road trip in a few weeks all highway and was wondering if running regular would be ok for the trip? I mean its all highway mileage not regualar stop and go traffic. Does anyone think this would be a negative thing?

 

Why are you even considering it?


the engine has a high compression ratio of 11:1.
a lower octane will detonate early, resulting the ECU to pull back timing. Thus, lowering performance and fuel economy.

 

I don't get why people would do this i.e. put in a lesser octane gas than what the car requires.

Why consider doing this? To save 3-4 dollars a fill up?

 

seriously. the $$ difference between filling up from EMPTY to FULL using the lowest grade gas, and the highest grade gas is LESS THAN $5

if you feel your car doesn't deserve to get the highest grade gas for this road trip you might as well rent a rental car...

 

The ironic part, to me, is that you want to go cheap on gas when your car will actually be getting the BEST gas mileage!

 

just rock the premium and call it a day .. its like 5 extra bux tops

 

^its not that its 5 dollars extra, its the fact that you get better fuel economy with Premium than Regular-degular octane fuels.

the engine will knock, the computer reduces timing.

 

Mista, if you're coming to our National Acurazine Meet in Kansas City on June 12th, run premium!




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I swear these threads are like a rash.

You don't have anything for weeks and weeks. Then all of the sudden one pops up. Then another and another and another.

Then they go away for while.



repeat ad nausuem.