 Tried higher octane tonight..., 87 to 91 |
 Jun 4, 2004 - 2:17 AM
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Since I got the car, I've always put 87 octane fuel in it... and with the gas crises, it seems like it will NEVER be cheap enough to fill her up with 91 fuel. But today I was out of town (In San Dimas) and out of gas (err,, 1/8th below E) and I pass a gas station. Gas for 91 is at - 1 cent more expensive than gas for 87 at my house. Well I thought, screw it.
So I filled her up at 91 A lot of you have been saying that it doesn't make a difference, etc etc. Well it does. I'm not talking about mythical horsepower gains- I doubt I got any. But the car starts up smoother, idles better, and goes through it's RPMs like a hot knife through butter. It feels wonderful. Right now she's outside cooling off with a tankful of 91, and I like her that way. mmmm --Sean and I put it on Daddy's credit card. BWAHAHAHHA |
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Jun 20, 2004 - 11:25 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From KC Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Also remember the US uses the R+M/2 method to calculate octane, (research + mechanical octane divided by 2) so our 91 is approximately other place's 98 rating
...and the price on 91 oct. has dropped back to $1.93 US dollars for 1 US gallon,,, This post has been edited by 97GTinKC: Jun 20, 2004 - 11:27 AM |
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shid Tried higher octane tonight... Jun 4, 2004 - 2:17 AM
95STHATCH i agree completely. Jun 4, 2004 - 2:36 AM Supersprynt I boosted my 93 up to 104... Jun 4, 2004 - 7:18 AM Magic Hmmm i`m using 98 octane fuel but we are waiting f... Jun 4, 2004 - 7:29 AM Negative Shid is correct as I've argued before. I have ... Jun 4, 2004 - 12:03 PM Supersprynt We just lost 94 here, i am pissed. Jun 4, 2004 - 12:40 PM sphinx i'm pissed cause you people get gas over 91 oc... Jun 4, 2004 - 4:37 PM Digndoug Ive tried it in the celi... didnt do anything nopr... Jun 4, 2004 - 4:55 PM Hym3n 93 all the way. I'd like to just do 91 because... Jun 4, 2004 - 10:59 PM 97GTinKC Yep, says right in the owners manual (for GT only... Jun 4, 2004 - 11:23 PM FallenHero we have 100 octane down here at a chevron. Jun 5, 2004 - 1:16 AM shid yeah, I'll be trying that next. My local 76 of... Jun 5, 2004 - 4:08 AM Sev408 i have diesel Jun 7, 2004 - 9:21 PM ice23q we can buy 110 octain race fuel from the gas stati... Jun 9, 2004 - 6:28 AM fastgt we can buy 110 octain race fuel from the gas stati... Jun 10, 2004 - 4:19 AM chucho one gallon is a little over 3Ltrs, i believe, whic... Jun 10, 2004 - 1:52 PM bufferdan my ST needs 93..that way it will feel like a gt4... Jun 10, 2004 - 2:08 PM redtcel QUOTE (Hym3n @ Jun 5, 2004 - 3:59 AM) 93 all the w... Jun 11, 2004 - 4:09 PM LatinKraze I got a $65 dollar bonus yesterday from work ... Jun 11, 2004 - 4:13 PM Tweek I like putting the 93 in (around 2.35ish, criminal... Jun 11, 2004 - 4:16 PM Negative This is probably going to piss some of you off but... Jun 11, 2004 - 4:31 PM ice23q how much is bloody fuel in the U.S.????? sounds ... Jun 12, 2004 - 9:57 PM KAMiX QUOTE one gallon is a little over 3Ltrs, i believe... Jun 13, 2004 - 1:49 AM mmorg3053 Try £0.90 for a litre of 98octane in the UK. More ... Jun 18, 2004 - 11:46 AM tufy 1 galloon is 4.5 liters.
how much octane is recome... Jun 19, 2004 - 8:02 AM KAMiX I just checked & 1 US gallon = 3.785 liters, 1... Jun 20, 2004 - 9:23 AM Hym3n Yeah, I just went in search of cheapest 93 octane ... Jun 20, 2004 - 2:17 PM KAMiX Yeah sorry I was referring to 98RON. Jun 22, 2004 - 12:40 AM Phat_Boi $1.83 down here Jun 22, 2004 - 2:34 PM Exile04 Wow u guys are luck the highest octane i can find ... Jun 22, 2004 - 5:23 PM Drocay super here is now 1.93 woot. Jun 22, 2004 - 6:12 PM Exile04 Damn east cost Jun 22, 2004 - 6:34 PM Akimbo I run on 89, gas soared back up now... Jun 22, 2004 - 6:50 PM Eddo456 yeah here in tampa, on the air force base the 93 p... Jun 23, 2004 - 10:03 PM ParaNoiD we have 95 oct - 98 oct and 100 oct here ... i jus... Jun 23, 2004 - 10:43 PM shid Eddo, DIEEEEE
Paranoid, we rategas differently ... Jun 23, 2004 - 10:50 PM
KAMiX This should up the differences a bit. Close shid b... Jun 24, 2004 - 12:52 AM |
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