Octane
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Octane Damn guy at Sunoco put the wrong grade gas in my car (I live in NJ),
just wondering if there are any negative affects for running 89 for a week (car got killer MPG, I got an extra 40-50miles on the tank) I don't plan to ever get 89 again, just wondering if anything could of gone wrong?
BTW I looked while he was pushing the button but he blocked my view with his back, so I looked at the buttons when he moved but couldn't tell which he pushed because they were dirty so I just assumed it was 93, but when I checked the receipt later that day (car felt sluggish) it said regular gas as opposed to super. BTW the car doesn't feel sluggish anymore, just the 1st day or 2
just wondering if there are any negative affects for running 89 for a week (car got killer MPG, I got an extra 40-50miles on the tank) I don't plan to ever get 89 again, just wondering if anything could of gone wrong?
BTW I looked while he was pushing the button but he blocked my view with his back, so I looked at the buttons when he moved but couldn't tell which he pushed because they were dirty so I just assumed it was 93, but when I checked the receipt later that day (car felt sluggish) it said regular gas as opposed to super. BTW the car doesn't feel sluggish anymore, just the 1st day or 2
Yeah the only way I could see you getting better gas mileage is if you ran a higher Octane because your motor would be running smoother. All the octane rating is. Is a rating at which the gas will ignite under pressure. Hence higher octane more pressure it takes to ignite it. That's why LS1's run better on 93 because of there compression ratio.
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It's safe to run it, but I'm not sure about high rpms/WOT. It's probably only safe at lower rpms, but I'm no expert...
One kid who used to run only 87 in his f-body complained about "valve train noise" at high-rpm
The lowest I would put in on a stock LS1 engine would be 89....
One kid who used to run only 87 in his f-body complained about "valve train noise" at high-rpm
The lowest I would put in on a stock LS1 engine would be 89....
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Originally Posted by Jacque
It's safe to run it, but I'm not sure about high rpms/WOT. It's probably only safe at lower rpms, but I'm no expert...
One kid who used to run only 87 in his f-body complained about "valve train noise" at high-rpm
The lowest I would put in on a stock LS1 engine would be 89....
One kid who used to run only 87 in his f-body complained about "valve train noise" at high-rpm
The lowest I would put in on a stock LS1 engine would be 89....
My baby get's the big 87 and I drive it pretty hard
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