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Old 04-03-2005, 08:49 AM
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i had been using 93 like everyone else but damn gas has gone up so much that 95 is only an extra .06-.07 so i have been running it.....car runs great!!!....and throttle response improved considerably...question is if i continue to run it will i end up with engine problems... i know running 100+octane for daily driving wouldnt be good but just wandering on the 95 ...i have only been running it for 2 weeks
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where do you get 95 at?
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i have never seen 95 around where i live. that would be great to fill up with that stuff.
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there is one gas station around here that sells 94.5 octane.
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The highest I've seen around here is Ultra 94 at Sunoco
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lol in slack *** G-ville SC....there are 2 spinx i live close to that have the regular stuff and 95octane on the farsid of all but 3 pumps in the station
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there even is an exon that sells 100octane...but at like 3.99 or 4.99 a gallon...i dunno somthin like that
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Originally Posted by goshawk23
i have never seen 95 around where i live. that would be great to fill up with that stuff.
ur tellin me i swear after the first 20 miles or so i noticed a diff. in hoe the car was responding....i LOVE IT!!!!
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You could mix a couple of gallons of 93, or 95 with a gallon or two of 100.
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i thought the computer will only read up to 94 octane??????
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Lower octane will hurt the engine over time. 95 won't hurt it at all, it should run great on it for as long as you want.
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Originally Posted by KrazyDan
i thought the computer will only read up to 94 octane??????


It doesnt i dont see 95 octane being a problem but 100 and over could actually hurt performance
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Originally Posted by chevyzz8
It doesnt i dont see 95 octane being a problem but 100 and over could actually hurt performance
thats what i heard as well....infact if u run too much 100+ ur bound to get that SES light
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I've only seen Ultra 94 here, besides the usual Cam 2.




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