Here's an interesting vid on a somewhat old topic

[FX86]

i don't even question it when i fuel up...i just punch the highest 90+ gas available lol

[Summerwolf]

Originally Posted by Amillionoh7

Something important to remember is that our cars make 100hp/liter with very high compression. that is a huge difference to the corvettes 55hp/liter and 10:1 compression

THAT is what you took away from this shoddy video, the comparison to the corvette!?!?!? LOL. Corvettes state they require premium fuel as well. 10:1 is still fairly high compression ratio.


I think the overall takeaway is unless your car states it needs premium you don't have to use premium. Like most commuter cars do not need it and it provides no benefits.... that's the takeaway.

[FX86]

Originally Posted by Summerwolf

THAT is what you took away from this shoddy video, the comparison to the corvette!?!?!? LOL. Corvettes state they require premium fuel as well. 10:1 is still fairly high compression ratio.


I think the overall takeaway is unless your car states it needs premium you don't have to use premium. Like most commuter cars do not need it and it provides no benefits.... that's the takeaway.

what about those car manuals that tell you to you can use regular but you are suggested to experiment with higher octane ratings

[Summerwolf]

Originally Posted by FX86

what about those car manuals that tell you to you can use regular but you are suggested to experiment with higher octane ratings

What? Provide an example.

If it says reccomended for maximum performance it would indicate day to day driving wouldn't make a difference unless your throttle usage is all or nothing lol.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by FX86

what about those car manuals that tell you to you can use regular but you are suggested to experiment with higher octane ratings

We have become conditioned to rate things by numbers and anything with a higher number must automatically be "better".
That is not the case with octane ratings. People think that higher octane gas is in some way superior to the lower rated ones. They are all exactly the same quality. The octane number just means it has higher knock resistance. It does not burn "better", "cleaner", more "efficiently" or any other of the misconceptions out there.
There is zero advantage to running high octane fuel in a car that does not require it. Inversely it is a really bad idea to run low octane in a car that does require it!

[extrashaky]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

There is zero advantage to running high octane fuel in a car that does not require it. Inversely it is a really bad idea to run low octane in a car that does require it!

Which is why that video is irrelevant to our cars. It's difficult to understand why this conversation keeps coming up. The best thing to do is to ignore the conspiracy freaks who think they're getting one over on the military industrial complex by using the wrong gas in their cars. They're already so far out in left field that no rational argument is going to sway them.

[mav1178]

Originally Posted by extrashaky

Don't waste your time. Anybody who thinks that video is relevant to our cars is a lost cause already.

Or RTFM.

[extrashaky]

Originally Posted by mav1178

Or RTFM.

No, because the manual is a conspiracy between the Government, the Car Companies and Big Oil to get you to pay more for gas.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by extrashaky

Which is why that video is irrelevant to our cars. It's difficult to understand why this conversation keeps coming up. The best thing to do is to ignore the conspiracy freaks who think they're getting one over on the military industrial complex by using the wrong gas in their cars. They're already so far out in left field that no rational argument is going to sway them.

Ya that is why anymore I pretty much add my standard statement to this argument and then just sit quietly and watch the fun.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by extrashaky

No, because the manual is a conspiracy between the Government, the Car Companies and Big Oil to get you to pay more for gas.

Written by lawyers not engineers!

[brandonblt2]

Didn't someone already post this stupid video before?

[krayzie]

CBC pfff government funded mouthpiece in Canada.

[jawn]

This video gave me AIDS.

[Riftur]

My fathers car takes regular fuel but he would put 93 because its cleaner. He started having engine problems. Turns out the engine runs better on regular.