View Poll Results: What Octane Gas Do You Use?
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What Octane Gas Do You Use?
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From: Ab,ca
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wheres the diesel option? what? its the cheapest liquid fuel... car will 'run' on diesel... for a while then the lead and stuff gets to it.. glogs it up.. but its all good.. 
I just run 87... it hasnt killed any of my gasoline engines.. the r1 and the camaro seem happyer with 94 but w/e...
I just run 87... it hasnt killed any of my gasoline engines.. the r1 and the camaro seem happyer with 94 but w/e...
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My opinion is that its kind of a waste to get higher octane fuel if there'* no noticable improvment in performace or milage. So no thanks on $2.09 a gallon for premium, I'll stick with 87 octane and the occasional fule treatment. I owned a pretty powerful car at one point, a monte carlo LS turned drag car.(bored 350, 780 Hollly carb...)it only ran good on Premium Amaco, but of course that was a very sensitive engine that noticed bad gas. It hated any non amaco premium gas except amaco. Shell was the worst for that car.
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From: Robbinsdale, MN
This link is interesting:
http://www.vtr.org/maintain/gasoline-octane.html
http://www.vtr.org/maintain/gasoline-octane.html
Homebrew Gasoline Octane Boosters
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Editor'* note: I would NOT suggest that a person use the following fuel mixtures without considering the detrimental effects on your engine, vital engine components (O2 sensor, etc), and other potential damage. That said, the information is interesting.
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Editor'* note: I would NOT suggest that a person use the following fuel mixtures without considering the detrimental effects on your engine, vital engine components (O2 sensor, etc), and other potential damage. That said, the information is interesting.
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From: Robbinsdale, MN
Originally Posted by MOS95B
This link is interesting:
http://www.vtr.org/maintain/gasoline-octane.html
http://www.vtr.org/maintain/gasoline-octane.html
Homebrew Gasoline Octane Boosters
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Editor'* note: I would NOT suggest that a person use the following fuel mixtures without considering the detrimental effects on your engine, vital engine components (O2 sensor, etc), and other potential damage. That said, the information is interesting.
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Editor'* note: I would NOT suggest that a person use the following fuel mixtures without considering the detrimental effects on your engine, vital engine components (O2 sensor, etc), and other potential damage. That said, the information is interesting.
http://www.elektro.com/~audi/audi/toluene.html
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From: Greater Cleveland area, Ohio
I use 93 octane usually. Sometimes I'll go with the 92 or 94 if the gas station I'm at doesn't carry 93. The Sunoco by me has the 92 or 94 but no 93, but the BP has 93.