safe for 87 octane gas?
03-08-2003, 09:44 AM
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safe for 87 octane gas?
alright so i have always put 91 octane in my car, its a 95 gs-r. with gas prices being over 2 bucks a gallon, i cant afford it, im already in debt. does anyone just use 87 in their car? if im not redlining it or anything i dont see why it would matter too much. i would be fine driving on 87 octane right?
03-08-2003, 10:21 AM
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Re: safe for 87 octane gas? (ragejed)
Your spose to put 93 in a gsr...
Gasoline with an octane number lower than 91 may be used, with reduced performance.
03-08-2003, 10:22 AM
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Re: safe for 87 octane gas? (jonoknut)
93 isnt even offered out here, 91 is the highest. and i said 2 bucks a gallon not a tank.
03-08-2003, 10:26 AM
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Re: safe for 87 octane gas? (fivespeedintegra)
Hey fivespeedintegra, way to take a simple question and blow it out of proportion. 
Do you practice being an ***, or does it jsut come naturally?
Do you practice being an ***, or does it jsut come naturally?
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03-08-2003, 10:29 AM
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Re: safe for 87 octane gas? (94TealGSR)
Hey fivespeedintegra, way to take a simple question and blow it out of proportion.
Do you practice being an ***, or does it jsut come naturally?
Do you practice being an ***, or does it jsut come naturally?
03-08-2003, 10:47 AM
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Re: safe for 87 octane gas? (fivespeedintegra)
in cases like this when someone is concerned over spending $2 extra on a tank of gas, i guess you could say it's natural, otherwise i'm pretty level headed and calm
03-08-2003, 10:55 AM
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Re: safe for 87 octane gas? (BlackB18CTeg)
hehe, no 93, that sucks. 93 is everywhere, and if you go to 76, they have 100 (race fuel)!!!!
03-08-2003, 11:08 AM
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Re: safe for 87 octane gas? (94TealGSR)
Hey fivespeedintegra, way to take a simple question and blow it out of proportion.
Do you practice being an ***, or does it jsut come naturally?
Do you practice being an ***, or does it jsut come naturally?
But yeah, 87 is fine for temp use, just don't push it, and as stated above, its only a 2 dollar difference per tank.
03-08-2003, 01:49 PM
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Re: safe for 87 octane gas? (jonoknut)
dude, try running your with 87 and see if you feel a difference i dont think you'll really feel anything but in the long run it will effect the performanc eof you teg. with the high compression you need higher octane for the car to run right. its only like $2 diff a tank, just sacriface a cup of starbucks for one day for your car.
to make you feel better, my car drinks about 17 gallons of 91 a week and i only get a little over 300 miles.
to make you feel better, my car drinks about 17 gallons of 91 a week and i only get a little over 300 miles.
03-08-2003, 01:55 PM
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Re: safe for 87 octane gas? (714guy)
I also have a 95 gsr and i started using 87 octane , no probs here , but the factory manual does say to use 91 or higher
03-08-2003, 05:40 PM
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Re: safe for 87 octane gas? (tilt)
knock sensor would retard your timing. I wouldnt be filling up with 86-87 octane for any long period though.
Detonation = Bad.
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Re: safe for 87 octane gas? (jonoknut)
alright so i have always put 91 octane in my car, its a 95 gs-r. with gas prices being over 2 bucks a gallon, i cant afford it, im already in debt. does anyone just use 87 in their car? if im not redlining it or anything i dont see why it would matter too much. i would be fine driving on 87 octane right?
03-08-2003, 08:32 PM
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Re: safe for 87 octane gas? (xintegra01)
Just in case you don't notice, 91 is the worst case scenario for your car to run safe without detonation. If you live in non-desert heat weather or have retarded timing you will be fine with 87.
I would say it is fine since gsr has a knock sensor, it will retard your timing if it is not good.
I would say it is fine since gsr has a knock sensor, it will retard your timing if it is not good.
03-09-2003, 12:47 AM
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Re: safe for 87 octane gas? (PandaBear)
You can safely use 87 Oct gas if your internals are stock and you do not push the car hard. Drive like Grand Ma and you will save on the cost of gas by getting better gas milage because your not flooring it. Double bonus. Better gas mailage with driving habit change and 87's cheaper.
There you go.
There you go.
03-09-2003, 01:34 AM
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Re: safe for 87 octane gas? (akhom2)
87 made my car act like a spastic clown, with only an exhaust (no internals at the time).
if i really had no money, i'd go to midgrade.
if i really had no money, i'd go to midgrade.