Benefits of 91 thru 94 octane?
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Benefits of 91 thru 94 octane?
When I visit a gas station for a fill-up[&:](ouch) that costs a arm and a leg these days...I see all grades of premium gas.
Is there really a difference from 91 to 92 to 93 to 94 that I see out there depending on the gas station? I usually try for the hightest number I can get, but is there any difference or recommendations out there?
Plus: (Bonus Quesion) Is is true that 104 Octane boost and these other bottles of miracle booster or nothing more than snake oil in a can?
As always..thanks for your input.
Is there really a difference from 91 to 92 to 93 to 94 that I see out there depending on the gas station? I usually try for the hightest number I can get, but is there any difference or recommendations out there?
Plus: (Bonus Quesion) Is is true that 104 Octane boost and these other bottles of miracle booster or nothing more than snake oil in a can?
As always..thanks for your input.
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RE: Benefits of 91 thru 94 octane?
I was going to type a long explanation for you ... but I figured this link should provide more information than you'll ever need.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octane_rating
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octane_rating
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RE: Benefits of 91 thru 94 octane?
um....that's really long lol.
to make it short and sweet....anything over 91 is fine. 93/94 is better, but not required. 94 is rediculous because it's like $0.20 a gallon for one octane higher. if you stick with 93 you should be fine, 91 if you want to save a dollar or two.
octane boosters......people very often misunderstand what a "point" is that they refer to. a point is one-tenth of a octane. so it if says that it will raise 93 octane 5 points it raises it to 93.5 octane. the only one thati know of that actually works is torco, but it has some serious additives that long term frequent use can really mess with sensors. i've heard that the nos booster is good too, but i never tried it. i used torco when i was s2 and i never had a problem holding hom. i never tried it with s3,i always just use race gas.
to make it short and sweet....anything over 91 is fine. 93/94 is better, but not required. 94 is rediculous because it's like $0.20 a gallon for one octane higher. if you stick with 93 you should be fine, 91 if you want to save a dollar or two.
octane boosters......people very often misunderstand what a "point" is that they refer to. a point is one-tenth of a octane. so it if says that it will raise 93 octane 5 points it raises it to 93.5 octane. the only one thati know of that actually works is torco, but it has some serious additives that long term frequent use can really mess with sensors. i've heard that the nos booster is good too, but i never tried it. i used torco when i was s2 and i never had a problem holding hom. i never tried it with s3,i always just use race gas.