what gas does everyone run on??
strictly premium here, 93 octane only:pimp:
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what gas does everyone run on??
strictly premium here, 93 octane only:pimp:
89 octane or better... that 87 stuff sucks
89 only. I've tried everything below it and everything above it, and it always runs best on the 89.
im runnin el cheapo, as they say on the price is right. i run some cheap ass 87. my grandma pays for my gas card so i never get what i realy want. my friends shop sells VP racing fuel. i think when i get some extra money, im gonna get a few gallons of that. i think its like $4 or $6 something per gallon. maybe this cheap ass fuel is why my car is runnin like i need to clean the carb.
I run 89.., works the best..using higher wont make a diffrence.. The higher the compression the higher the octane..Stop wasting extra money on higher octane when ur car does not need it!
89
89 yay yay!
I can SOMETIMES get away with 87 in the winter, but basicalyy I am stuck paying for 89. Engine pings like a son-of-a-bitch on 87. Of course, the LXi has higher compression than the DX or LX. You are supposed to be able to run 87 in those.
I forgot to mention that I think that since we switched to RFG (reformulated gas) in the Dallas area that the octane levels went down. Just an unsubstantiated theory on my part, but I noticed that the Ford Escort we had at the time (1995) which used to be able to use 87 with no problems all of a sudden needed 89 to keep from knocking. I pretty much always needed 89 for my car.
Just another reason that RFG is a big rip off. My gas mileage dropped over 10% when we made the switch, too. Went from 29 average down to 26.
87 works fine for me. no reason to waste my money on anything more
I run 91 or higher due to advanced timing and running lean (not good) but need a propane enrichment kit to determine air/fuel ratio. Got no O2 sensor either. Plus I run her hard... need to lower cylinder/combustion pressures.
She does run very hot though from the fuel. (not good again)
Hey, I need all the power I can get and she's still running strong!
Oh yeah, I almost forgot. I got a 9.1-1 compression ratio.
The manual recommends 91 or higher.
Convienced?
Sunoco 94 rocks :super:
Mike
I use 87. Runs just fine. One time I filled up using premium and noticed little difference. It just ran a bit smoother.
87...cause it's cheap, just like me :D :lol
Amen brother, me too :)Quote:
Originally posted by cdscowboy
87...cause it's cheap, just like me :D :lol
I'm a cheap ghetto bitch :D
arn't you supposed to run the octane that it reccomends? i used 89
the manual says 86 octane, but considering it was 1988, gas was different then. strictly 93 for me though, i do notice that it runs smoother and cleaner.
