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Granted it's not a Maxima, it should make you think twice before filling up with the cheap stuff.
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Here is a dyno chart showing two different cars. When I dynoed one of these cars, I knew that something was immediately wrong! Guess which one?
Notice that the 89 Octane car's power curves are very jagged. This is a result of the car "hearing" knocking and pinging and desperately trying to adjust the timing and save the engine. The ECU is almost searching for the best advance and having quite some trouble, not good.
The stunning results of running the lower grade fuel are -22 ft/lbs and almost -19 HP!!!! Ouch!
Folks, don't abuse the knock sensing capabilities of you beloved car. Let's just stick to the good stuff!
What's wrong with McDonald's? $4 for a meal... that's bling bling.
shiet...$4? i wish! it's like $5 now...holy cow McDonalds!!
and to get cheap stuff, you have to have really good memory to memorize all the days! i'm eating Del Tac 49cent tacos..but still no ARCO for me!
I think Road and Track or something published an article on the affects of using a lower grade gasoline and they found the only difference it makes is a couple of hp on the dyno
I know this is off topic but why did they go from 92 or 93 octane to 91? At the time gas prices were very high I wonder why we were paying the same for lower octane gas.
shiet...$4? i wish! it's like $5 now...holy cow McDonalds!!
and to get cheap stuff, you have to have really good memory to memorize all the days! i'm eating Del Tac 49cent tacos..but still no ARCO for me!
and uh...Kev...stop pumping cheap gas
You guys are your Del. Jane and I had no idea what you guys were talking about when you kept mentioning Del.
Originally posted by Menacer I know this is off topic but why did they go from 92 or 93 octane to 91? At the time gas prices were very high I wonder why we were paying the same for lower octane gas.
Originally posted by Menacer I know this is off topic but why did they go from 92 or 93 octane to 91? At the time gas prices were very high I wonder why we were paying the same for lower octane gas.
i think this had to do something with the MTBE ratings in our gasoline. but not quite sure why the rating went down. i'm sure it was something about the emission control thingy.
Keep in mind, the reason some people see lower octanes is due to higer elevations. Parts of CA may only get 91 octane because they're higher up Same with Colorado.
Originally posted by carnal_c30 I think Road and Track or something published an article on the affects of using a lower grade gasoline and they found the only difference it makes is a couple of hp on the dyno
It was Car and Driver I believe and they showed that it depended on the car. There were some cars that it made a noticable difference by going to 91 or higher, but then there were other cars that showed no gains by running 91 vs. 87.
So I'd say to some extent the jury is still out until someone actually dynos a VQ with 87 and with 91. (however I'll be putting 91+ in my car once I get it.)
$4 for a meal... that's bling bling.
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