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06-26-2007, 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by ROSELL0522
I think you need to read the facts and this thread AGAIN and you will see that you don't understand! Like usual someone asked a question on here and a clueless person like you commented on something you don't know letting your ego take over while the rest of us were trying to help the person understand. Octane boosters add 0.2-0.3 and yes cheap gas will do damage OVER a longer period of time. Question answered and problem solved! 
Are we done having a pissing contest yet? 
Are we done having a pissing contest yet?
06-26-2007, 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by terrasmak
What part of the ECU will retard the timing and adjust to lower octane fuel do you and many of the clueless others not understand?? No damage will happen with these cars running lower octanes.
06-26-2007, 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by ROSELL0522
Say it again.. READ THE MANUAL! (The builders of the car!) Nothing below 91. Screw what most dealerships tell you. Find a mechanic that has taken them apart and seen the inside covered in deposits. Stop going by keeping the car for a few years then trading it in(unless that's what you plan on doing then who cares). Think about long term. It will do damage eventually. Just because you might not hear it knock now doesn't mean it's not tearing the inside apart. You don't always hear a warning when your destroying something on the car.....
06-26-2007, 10:03 PM
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I just filled up my Z with regular for the first time, take it I don't drive the vehicle hard. I shouldn't have any problems until I need to fill up again.
06-26-2007, 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by sandthepilot
I just filled up my Z with regular for the first time, take it I don't drive the vehicle hard. I shouldn't have any problems until I need to fill up again.
06-26-2007, 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by sandthepilot
But when I need to fill up again, I'll end up putting premium. I got my car saturday and since it's a sports car and I am paying for it. Then it is the right course of action. I use to have an Acura Legend and that required me to put Premium, but I never did and I drove that sucker hard. My folks both have Mercedes and they need to put premium, but they don't. So far no problems. I'd say if the car says put premium only then it is the right course of action, but honestly it's up to you the driver. If you don't have the money, then go ahead and put regular.
06-26-2007, 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by dave079
Unbelievable your lack of common sense and cheapness.
06-26-2007, 10:27 PM
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I bought mine for $19K
But don't worry next time I fill up I will be going back to premium. As I ALREADY state above, if you read, It is the RIGHT course of ACTION!
But don't worry next time I fill up I will be going back to premium. As I ALREADY state above, if you read, It is the RIGHT course of ACTION!
06-26-2007, 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by terrasmak
Actually i run 91 in mine, i'm just laying the facts out and no out compression is not so high that it will detonate from it , its cause by an aggresive ignition. If we were to that point there would be no way in hell to go FI without race fuel only. Very , very few cars on the road are set up that way, Mostly exotics.
06-26-2007, 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by dave079
My thing is why people would put 87. 91 is the highest available in some places. I am not talking about 91 so much. I had to put 87 in mine for a couple tanks during hurricane Katrina due to that was all that was available at the time and my car knocked for a couple months after that.
06-26-2007, 10:45 PM
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Originally Posted by terrasmak
Because they can , and of course some people couldnt care anything about performance. If my car was only being drivin to and from work and never driven hard, i would probably run 89 in it.
06-26-2007, 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by terrasmak
Because they can , and of course some people couldnt care anything about performance. If my car was only being drivin to and from work and never driven hard, i would probably run 89 in it.
06-27-2007, 12:26 AM
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Who buys a Z completely ignoring performance?
Even if I always drove it...if I just drove it to work...if it was just my weekend warrior...if I only took it out of the garage a couple times a month, I would ALWAYS have 91 in it. Its not very complicated. Manual says 91, common sense says 91. 91 goes in the car.
Even if I always drove it...if I just drove it to work...if it was just my weekend warrior...if I only took it out of the garage a couple times a month, I would ALWAYS have 91 in it. Its not very complicated. Manual says 91, common sense says 91. 91 goes in the car.
06-27-2007, 05:21 AM
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Originally Posted by terrasmak
Because they can , and of course some people couldnt care anything about performance. If my car was only being drivin to and from work and never driven hard, i would probably run 89 in it.
06-27-2007, 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by xlucidx
alright, im cheap and broke
i put 87 octane in my car because its cheap, would i notice any difference in horsepower if i put the 92 octane swamp water from kentucky in it??
what about octane boosters to get around 95 or 97 octane, i read somewhere about a magazine putting 100 octane race gas with a buncha bolt ons making close to 350 horse at the wheels naturally aspirated
what gas do you guys fill up with
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i put 87 octane in my car because its cheap, would i notice any difference in horsepower if i put the 92 octane swamp water from kentucky in it??
what about octane boosters to get around 95 or 97 octane, i read somewhere about a magazine putting 100 octane race gas with a buncha bolt ons making close to 350 horse at the wheels naturally aspirated
what gas do you guys fill up with
discuss
06-27-2007, 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Kolia
Hey, I design Honda's ! 
You bought a sports car; put the right gas in it, duh.
Stop your whinning - it's pain to my brain.
06-27-2007, 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Z-T
I love Honda Civics, don't get me wrong. But if some idiot with a Z is complaining about primium fuel prices, he needs to move on.
You bought a sports car; put the right gas in it, duh.
Stop your whinning - it's pain to my brain.
You bought a sports car; put the right gas in it, duh.
Stop your whinning - it's pain to my brain.
06-27-2007, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by dave079
You are dreaming if you think that crap in a can you buy at Auto Zone adds 2-3 octane. points.
Either way, I just put that in there as a maximum....to show that even THEN does it still make sense to pay for 91+.