What octane
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Staging Lane
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From: Red House,WV
What octane What octane fuel does everyone run in the ls4's? I have been running 93, I was just wanting to know If we could get by running a lower octane, without hurting the performance to much
gas prices in my area are
87-$3.75
89-$3.85
93-$4.00
gas prices in my area are
87-$3.75
89-$3.85
93-$4.00
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I run Mobil 93 - $4.27...
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In the book that comes in the car, it states that you can run 87 but will have decreased performance. It recommends 91 octane for max. performance. Where I live, we have 87, 89, 93 octane. I have put half 89 and half 93 (equal an octane of 91), it seems to run fine.
That might save you a few bucks
That might save you a few bucks
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The price difference for the 89 vs 93 that you listed is only $.15 a gallon. Say your tank was compleatly empty and it took 17 gallons to fill that is still only $2.55. Come on, you have a $30k car I think you can spend the $2.55 a tank full of gas. That's 5 Sodas out of a machine that you can't buy.
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The price difference for the 89 vs 93 that you listed is only $.15 a gallon. Say your tank was compleatly empty and it took 17 gallons to fill that is still only $2.55. Come on, you have a $30k car I think you can spend the $2.55 a tank full of gas. That's 5 Sodas out of a machine that you can't buy.
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fill up 14 gallons twice a week, top off with 6 gallons once a week (I always try to start off Monday with a full tank)
that is
34 gallons a week
87 is 3.59
89 is 3.65
93 is 3.79
3.59 * 34 = 122.06
3.65 * 34 = 124.1
3.79 * 34 = 128.86
6 dollars difference between a week's worth of 87 or 93
52 weeks a year
122.06 * 52 = 6347.12
124.1 * 52 = 6453.2
128.86 * 52 = 6700.72
Running the car on 87 would save $350 over the course of a year, its like 5% difference from the price of 93. That's an extra car payment if you are responsible and can actually save the money.
For the record, I use Shell 93. $3.80 / gal and climbing...
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From: liverpool ny
see what you guys think of this. last week i drove from syracuse to rochester 2 days. the first day i filled up with 93 octane. the second day i filled up with 87 octane both from the same mobil station i visit every day. both days were very similar in weather, about 65 degrees when i left and about 78 degrees on the way back. both days i had 4 people in the car and both days i set the cruise to the same speed each way. the first day i got 21.5 mpg total trip the second day i got 23.2 mpg. i figured the milage the old fasion way because i dont trust the computer. can anyone explain why i got better mileage on lower quality fuel??
I run 89 in my car all the time and notice no ill effects at all. The car's computer will simply adjust itself. If I were to tow in 100* weather, well then I would run premium. I'm about to experiment with 87 octane and will be interested to see how the car performs. I run my car as a dailey driver for a 60 mile round trip commute daily in Chicagoland so the gas prices are killing me.
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93 to 91 here is a 3 cent difference so I just go with 93 it is a heavy hit on the wallet thats for sure.
Not sure if it is because the Gas station just opened.
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that is
34 gallons a week
87 is 3.59
89 is 3.65
93 is 3.79
3.59 * 34 = 122.06
3.65 * 34 = 124.1
3.79 * 34 = 128.86
6 dollars difference between a week's worth of 87 or 93
52 weeks a year
122.06 * 52 = 6347.12
124.1 * 52 = 6453.2
128.86 * 52 = 6700.72
Running the car on 87 would save $350 over the course of a year, its like 5% difference from the price of 93. That's an extra car payment if you are responsible and can actually save the money.
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34 gallons a week
87 is 3.59
89 is 3.65
93 is 3.79
3.59 * 34 = 122.06
3.65 * 34 = 124.1
3.79 * 34 = 128.86
6 dollars difference between a week's worth of 87 or 93
52 weeks a year
122.06 * 52 = 6347.12
124.1 * 52 = 6453.2
128.86 * 52 = 6700.72
Running the car on 87 would save $350 over the course of a year, its like 5% difference from the price of 93. That's an extra car payment if you are responsible and can actually save the money.
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From: Goldsboro, NC
With your example, (assuming 20 MPG mixed driving), you would be over 35K miles in that year. While I do put close to that much on the little car, most probably don't. So most would probably see more like $120 over the course of a year. Either way, you are looking at a difference of around a penny a mile. Not exactly the budget buster some people seem to think it is...
^^That's it right there. Everyone thinks that it's that crazy but if your figuring $.01 a mile then thats not really anything. The money people will save is not really not that much. Most people will lose damn near the $120 in the couch, washer and dryer, or in a parking lot coming out of a store in a year. Treat your car right.
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