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07-29-2009, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='958159' date='Jul 29 2009, 10:09 AM

Good thing gas isn't expensive here in SoCal, so we can afford to do that!!

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07-29-2009, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by e6t' post='958071' date='Jul 29 2009, 12:29 PM

on a side note, does anyone every put 101 or 103 in their car?

I've put it the Camaro a few times. Its a pretty good way to clean out the gunk that accumulates in an engine.

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07-29-2009, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Krozi' post='958029' date='Jul 29 2009, 08:50 AM

Honestly, your driving a finely tuned car with anti knock sensors. You'll be 100% fine with 93 octane. Even 91 octane.
Save that junk for a Honda Civic...

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Plus it takes a tank or two for the ECU to remap for the higher octane fuel mixture. And more importantly a 12 oz bottle of octane booster will do nothing to raise the octane of 15 gallons of fuel.
You're better off with a gallon or two of toluene - but that is another thread of endless discussions and no action.

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07-29-2009, 10:46 AM

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i am suprised to read all this, here in australia theres 98 and 99 which the call super premium unleaded

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07-29-2009, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by borisnewn' post='958337' date='Jul 29 2009, 02:46 PM

i am suprised to read all this, here in australia theres 98 and 99 which the call super premium unleaded

You have a different measuring system. The majority of countries use the RON (research octane number) on gas pumps, while the US uses R+M/2, which is the average of the RON and the MON (motor octane number).

Generally, 98 RON = ~93 R+M/2