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What Octane Gas Do You Use?

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Old Sep 9, 2003 | 09:30 PM
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The SSEi is fed a minimum of 93 octane, with the occasional 94 octane fill-up. The GTP gets 94 octane most of the time, 93 octane only on long trips when 94 is not available, and it gets between 100 and 104 at the track.

As for the other cars:

'48 GMC w/'70 350 SBC: 94 Octane ONLY
1990 Grand Prix Turbo: 92 Octane
1993 Oldsmobile 88: 87 Octane
1995 Chevrolet Beretta: 87 Octane
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Old Sep 9, 2003 | 10:23 PM
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I'm only allowed 91 or 93 in the Aurora
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Old Sep 9, 2003 | 10:29 PM
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I regularly run 93.
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Old Sep 9, 2003 | 10:40 PM
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89. i get a little better milage
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Old Sep 9, 2003 | 11:03 PM
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I run 91, 92, or 93 which ever happens to be at the station I pull into.
I tried the 89 once I had to fill back up like 2 days later and it was normal driving not long distance or heavy stop and go, I think I got some where right around 200mi on that tank.
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Old Sep 10, 2003 | 12:36 AM
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I try to stick with the 91, which is the highest my favorite gas station has. Been tinking about popping in some octane booster to see if it does anything for me.
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Old Sep 10, 2003 | 12:41 AM
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89 is the same price as 87 here in mankato, so that'* prob why seth does it, and Why buy 87 then!?!?! Anywho i fill up on 89 here all the time, maybe i'll do 91 if i see a good price, or i'm doing some STP. Otherwise if it'* high, and i'm in the cities, i'll just throw in 87, it'* not dirty, it just burns different thats it.
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Old Sep 10, 2003 | 12:55 AM
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is fleetfarm gas good or is it ****...cuz fleet farm by my college has premium for like 1.62...but accross the street at amoco(sp) its like 170...is there a difference?
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Old Sep 10, 2003 | 12:57 AM
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Cosidering Fleet Farm doesn't make the gas, it'* hard to say. The couple of times I've gotten gas at a Fleet Farm I didn't notice any problems.
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Old Sep 10, 2003 | 12:57 AM
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I didn't notice a diff between it and regular gas. I only had $5 one time, and i needed some gas, and it was LOW in my nova, so i went there. It'* always cheaper, but i don't go there anyways....
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