View Poll Results: What octane of gas/pertol do you put in your e60?
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The octane you put in your E60
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We're pretty much stuck with 91 in California... Drives me mad 
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Originally Posted by yogibear458' date='Sep 17 2005, 05:34 PM
94 Sunoco - makes a big difference on hot and humid days
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i always fill up when i see a Sunoco, it's too bad there aren't many around.
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Originally Posted by yogibear458' date='Sep 17 2005, 05:34 PM
94 Sunoco - makes a big difference on hot and humid days
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It used to be 94 but several years ago they all went to 93.
Not sure if it's my local market or a US thing.
Either way I'd use a higher octane if I could get it.
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Originally Posted by LowOrbit' date='Sep 17 2005, 01:02 PM
I heard somewhere that higher octane gives you better fuel economy, thereby offsetting the cheaper price of lower octane.? Does anyone know if this is true?
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Originally Posted by robg' date='Sep 18 2005, 05:59 AM
[quote name='LowOrbit' date='Sep 17 2005, 01:02 PM']I heard somewhere that higher octane gives you better fuel economy, thereby offsetting the cheaper price of lower octane.? Does anyone know if this is true?
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[/quote]This is not proven right.
There are two groups of people. One say it does, the others say it doesn't.
It's simply WRONG to say that it does or it does not.
A proven fact is, that higher octane is not damaging the engine. And with a possibility that it is better for the engine, it's allways better to use the higher octane fuel... Unless one day somebody can PROVE it doesn't do anything better than the lower octane fuel.
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91 here. It's the highest available octane where I live. :\
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Given the science behind it and why octane is added (for compressability) it just does not make sense to me that higher than recommended octane can do anything.
Given the science behind it and why octane is added (for compressability) it just does not make sense to me that higher than recommended octane can do anything.
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Originally Posted by robg' date='Sep 18 2005, 05:25 PM
... it just does not make sense to me that higher than recommended octane can do anything.
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I am NO expert, so it's needless to discuss it.
But since there are two groups of people and both have good valid points... I am using the highest available.
And believe it or not, it feels like it really helps.
