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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 02:15 PM
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I am new to the forum I have had dakotas but this is my frist ram. I have a 04' QC 5.7HEMI Ram, 4WD longbed. I gas up with 89 because the manual says. Can i gas up with 87 and put in a octaneuper. Paying for 89 is killing me Anyhelp thanks
 
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 03:28 PM
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every 26 gallons you save $2.60 octane booster = $5.00 at least.... is it worth it?
 
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 03:30 PM
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i just put in 87 and run it. I bet your not going to notice a difference.
 
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 03:43 PM
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i did put 87 in and mpgs went down and it run like dog s*it
 
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 03:44 PM
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stick with 89 its not too bad.. i run 93... get a tuner if you wanna run 87
 
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 03:48 PM
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I run 87 but will try 89 to see if there is any difference after this fill up - I have been meaning to for a while but keep forgetting when it comes time to fill up.
 
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 04:18 PM
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My 4.7 and my Hemi both said/say to run 87. Is that incorrect? I now run 93 b/c of the Edge, so it doesn't really matter, but I'm wondering if I was running the wrong gas?
 
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 04:21 PM
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Sob for the 4.7 you can run 87 but for the HEMI you are supposed to run 89 per the owner manual.
 
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 04:24 PM
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Interesting... then I was fine with the 4.7... and the dealer told me the wrong thing with the Hemi then.... I ran 87 for the first 7500 miles on the Hemi. The last 350 have been 93... and the rest will probably be 93.
 
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 04:31 PM
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By the way Sobo, I like your website. I might buy the "Game over" one. lol
 
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