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Posted: May 11 2006 at 3:28am \| IP Logged

We got blessed (?) during last week when BP finally introduced their new 95 Octane unleaded fuel, will there be any gain in switching, at R6.20/L there must be something extra......

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Posted: May 12 2006 at 7:12am \| IP Logged

well if you keep your foot off the floor, it can increase mileage and performance. But that also depends upon how well it was refined.

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Posted: May 19 2006 at 3:53pm \| IP Logged

high octane fuel actually burns colder than 88 or whatever "regular" gas does.
i mean it's not as complete of a reaction.

do you require high octane fuel normally? my truck (v6 3.3L) does not.

if you have a twincam, supercharger, turbo, then yea you want it because the
increased compression would cause regular gas to pre-ignite, or over-ignite causing knock or pinging.

id say if you're not pinging on regular gas, there is no need for high octane, you're just wasting money.

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Posted: May 23 2006 at 1:46am \| IP Logged

Thanks for the advice

, Ill stick to the standard 93

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Posted: Jun 03 2006 at 9:32am \| IP Logged

nissan 4.0 requires the cheap gas I like it but I do cycle the mid grade with it fill up on cheap then the next fillup I use the mid grade

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Posted: Jun 04 2006 at 9:47am \| IP Logged

The higher octane doesn't burn colder... it requires more heat to ignite than 88. That's why some cars knock using the lower grades, the fuel is igniting before the spark is fired. Also a higher octane burns more completely than the lower grades.

All in all, you're getting more power for the cost. And with that slight increase in performance, it requires less fuel to get up to speed, there for keeping you from having to increase the throttle.

But at a certain point, the cost can outway the benifits. I say get your avg. MPG doing NORMAL driving with the 93, then try it once with the 95 and see.

I can tell you from when I made a trip with my Maxima, I noticed a HUGE difference between the 91 here, and the 97 back home.

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