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Originally Posted by Dadhawk
My new route to work includes a Sunoco station that sells "pure" 90 Octane gasoline. I happened to be very close to empty near the station so I decided to pull in and give it a try even though it was a bit pricey (about $0.60 more per gallon than 93 Premium sold in the area).
Honestly, I couldn't tell an appreciable difference in the way the car ran. It didn't seem more or less peppy, and didn't make any strange noises. I don't have the crickets (at least that I can tell) so couldn't judge that. It didn't make them come alive in any case.
I did see a slight bump in fuel economy over previous tanks, up to 34.31 as calculated at the next fill-up. That's higher than my 21K mile average of 32.58, but not outside of the range I have seen at times. I would have to try 3 or 4 tanks before I could call it a "trend" but unfortunately, that isn't practical for me because of where the station is located in relationship to my driving patterns. I'm also a little leary of using too much "under spec" octane in the car.
It would be interesting to try some 93 in it, but I can't find any place that sells "pure" 93. Guess I'll keep looking.
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Thank you for all your posts in this thread; helpful information. I think I'll be ordering the trunklid liner and exhaust tips...all from your posts.
