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Old 11-26-2015, 03:33 PM
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where i live, the highest any of the gas stations have is 91 octane gas, so i was wondering if the car can safely run 91 instead of the usual 93?, if it cant, is there anywhere that i can get an ECU tune to change it to run on 91? can i get a shop to do that or can i just buy a tuner/chip to do that? or should i look for a different car? any responses would be greatly appreciated
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Originally Posted by Travis Hughes
where i live, the highest any of the gas stations have is 91 octane gas, so i was wondering if the car can safely run 91 instead of the usual 93?, if it cant, is there anywhere that i can get an ECU tune to change it to run on 91? can i get a shop to do that or can i just buy a tuner/chip to do that? or should i look for a different car? any responses would be greatly appreciated
Definitely need a different car.
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What does your Owner's Manual say?
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Time to get a prius bro. No way around it
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Originally Posted by karlt
What does your Owner's Manual say?
B-b-b-but that requires reading!
Old 11-26-2015, 05:58 PM
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The 350Z requires a minimum of 91 octane premium fuel. Don't worry about it.
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Old 11-26-2015, 06:31 PM
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03 to 08 owners manuals http://justgivemethedamnmanual.com/n...owners-manuals took me 15 seconds to find them on Google
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Uh yes, I run 91 on a boosted setup (lower CR) and I've run boosted up to 13psi on 91 octane on stock CR (10.6:1), you'll be fine on 91 N/A. If your boosted, just get it tuned on 91.
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