I'm just curious as to what grade of gasoline you use on your 350Z
09-01-2006, 05:48 AM
Diesel only. I prefer the farm grade
09-01-2006, 07:01 AM
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^ I'm going to post that for about every single newb thread I see. See if anyone ever gets the point. Hahah...
09-01-2006, 07:37 AM
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89 octane. dealer says its ok.
09-01-2006, 08:03 AM
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There is no such thing as free horsepower. You payed for a 287 hp or 300 hp car so you have to use premium like Nissan says in the owners manual.
09-01-2006, 08:12 AM
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89 octane. dealer says its ok.
Do you actually trust a dealer on this. They sell cars they don't design them, I've yet to meet ANY dealer that new anything about the 350Z.
09-01-2006, 08:14 AM
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89 octane. dealer says its ok.
Won't hurt the car, but your ECU is pulling alot of timing. Should've just bought a car with less HP is you don't want to pay for premium.
I run 91 because that's all we get out west. The ECU is tuned for 93, so when I go to the track or dyno, I run a 1:2 ratio of 100 and 91 to give me a total of 93-94 octane. Anything less tha 93 and the ECU pulls timing. The Evo has the same problem, only much worse.
09-01-2006, 12:27 PM
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lord give me the strength...for the last time, its 87 octane!
09-01-2006, 01:52 PM
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Nowadays I put premium in it...when I first got it I was using regular for a while...I haven't noticed any differences for better or worse since switching to premium.
09-01-2006, 01:55 PM
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I just got finished using a tank of reg 87 octane on my G35 and noticed a zero change in performance compared to using 93 octane from the same gas station.
09-01-2006, 02:28 PM
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yea u may not feel much of a diff but higher octane burns better, so i only use 93
09-01-2006, 02:32 PM
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i use 93 octane here in austin texas
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09-01-2006, 03:57 PM
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Since Louisiana doesn't offer 91 octane, I'm stuck having to use 93 octane.
No pity from us Californians who have 91 only (for the most part) and probably pay at least 50 cents more per gallon for it.
09-01-2006, 04:28 PM
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93. No such thing as 91 here except at select Sunoco (I think) stations. 87,89,93, thats the picks.
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09-01-2006, 05:12 PM
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In some places Houston has 94 Octane
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