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 Oct 8 2008, 03:00 AM
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QUOTE(njzfinest247 @ Oct 8 2008, 02:03 AM) first, if i use 89 octane. i know it recommends premium and i know regular makes your car run like crap. so how about 89? 0_o? and my second question is .. my car has 98k miles on it its a v6 00 eclipse gt. should i bother turbo'ing it?
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Not unless you really feel like dumping about 3 or 4k into an 8 year old car. And with the mileage on your car you still risk damaging the engine even quicker since it's a higher mileage car. So if you want a car to turbo, in my opinion you would be best off getting a 1g/2g out of a junkyard and fixing it up yourself. Spend about the same amount of money to get it going and you still have your everyday car to drive around in. That's the best idea for ya. And as for running 89 in your car......don't half ass it. Either put the shitty stuff in it or keep using the good stuff. Don't use middle of the line. Now it won't hurt your car to use it, but it will not run bad and it will not run good. That's why I wouldn't use it, it's not as bad as 87 which makes you feel better, but then again it's not as good as 91 and it pisses you off knowing your car can run better. That's why I wouldn't do it, crappy or good, no middle of the line stuff.
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Oct 8 2008, 08:00 AM
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QUOTE(silver03GS @ Oct 8 2008, 03:00 AM) Not unless you really feel like dumping about 3 or 4k into an 8 year old car. And with the mileage on your car you still risk damaging the engine even quicker since it's a higher mileage car. So if you want a car to turbo, in my opinion you would be best off getting a 1g/2g out of a junkyard and fixing it up yourself. Spend about the same amount of money to get it going and you still have your everyday car to drive around in. That's the best idea for ya.
And as for running 89 in your car......don't half ass it. Either put the shitty stuff in it or keep using the good stuff. Don't use middle of the line. Now it won't hurt your car to use it, but it will not run bad and it will not run good. That's why I wouldn't use it, it's not as bad as 87 which makes you feel better, but then again it's not as good as 91 and it pisses you off knowing your car can run better. That's why I wouldn't do it, crappy or good, no middle of the line stuff.
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As silver said, too many miles on the engine to turbo it. I would recommend you run premium, helps with predetonation which is a killer on engines. Whats it add up to per tank full...another $3-$5? If its that critical then use the 89. I don't personally. I would just go with premium. Unless you find a good deal on octane 100 racing fuel and then mix in 87 regular, thats a whole other story though. Further more, it's your car do whatever you want just deal with the consequences.
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Oct 10 2008, 02:05 PM
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QUOTE(Gvieweclipse @ Oct 8 2008, 08:00 AM) Whats it add up to per tank full...another $3-$5? If its that critical then use the 89. I don't personally. I would just go with premium. Unless you find a good deal on octane 100 racing fuel and then mix in 87 regular, thats a whole other story though. Further more, it's your car do whatever you want just deal with the consequences.
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3 - 5 dollars? since when do the 3g's have 30-50 gallon tanks? 10 cent difference in most places. Maybe $1.20 per tank. even still, its not worth it. You wanted a "high performance" engine, so you need higher performance fuel. (using the term "high performance" lightly)
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Oct 10 2008, 10:37 PM
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QUOTE(ACIDXFX @ Oct 10 2008, 02:05 PM) 3 - 5 dollars? since when do the 3g's have 30-50 gallon tanks? 10 cent difference in most places. Maybe $1.20 per tank. even still, its not worth it. You wanted a "high performance" engine, so you need higher performance fuel.
(using the term "high performance" lightly)
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Think about it, on average you're going to fill our cars up with 13 gallons. Now 13 gallons times an extra 30cents between 87 and 91 octane, that equals just under $4 a fill up, $3.90 to be exact. That's where Rob gets his numbers. It's 15cents between fuel grades, but between 87 and 91 octane, it's a 30cent difference.
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Oct 12 2008, 09:32 PM
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QUOTE(silver03GS @ Oct 10 2008, 10:37 PM) Think about it, on average you're going to fill our cars up with 13 gallons. Now 13 gallons times an extra 30cents between 87 and 91 octane, that equals just under $4 a fill up, $3.90 to be exact. That's where Rob gets his numbers. It's 15cents between fuel grades, but between 87 and 91 octane, it's a 30cent difference.
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Ah. its .10 here in MD. and i thought 87 was mid. looked at the numbers wrong. my fault
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