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Originally Posted by sierra
It's strange that many people spend a lot of money on this car to increase the performance yet some are defending using cheap fuel as being of no consequence to the performance or longevity of the engine..
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It isn't of consequence because automakers figured out 20 years ago that if they don't prepare for that kind of idiocy engines will fail and the ensuing shit-storm is damaging to their reputation.
Sensors detect knock; timing gets pulled, knock reduces, repeat until no knock occurs. Loop.
Is there some damage to the engine? Possibly. Is it going to explode over the next 200,000 miles of regular driving if taken care of properly? Highly unlikely. Engines are designed to be tough and withstand the modern driver, stop fear mongering and start learning.
Edit: Personally I do not trust additives, at best snake oil that does no damage, half a tank won't hurt anything, I'd put 100 bucks on 10k miles of regular gas not hurting anything either.