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Old Jun 7, 2004 | 10:27 PM
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hi i just picked up an 01 5 speed prelude and i was wondering what type of gas to use? where i live the highest octane is 91... i searched but got no results.
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Old Jun 7, 2004 | 10:44 PM
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Default Re: type of gas? (mack10)

91 is fine.

above 89.


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Old Jun 8, 2004 | 02:25 AM
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yea i always use premium regardless of the price... (sigh it costed me 32$ the other day to fill up and it was at the cheapest place around)
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Old Jun 8, 2004 | 04:18 AM
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ya well ur lucky cause you live in the states
up here in canada the gas hit 1$ a litre
so i paid 55$ canadian to fill up on premium...
thats about 42$ USD
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Old Jun 8, 2004 | 05:02 AM
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Default Re: type of gas? (mack10)

ya well ur lucky cause you live in the states
up here in canada the gas hit 1$ a litre
so i paid 55$ canadian to fill up on premium...
thats about 42$ USD

OUCH!!!
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Old Jun 8, 2004 | 05:54 AM
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Default Re: type of gas? (lilchunks)

lucky Canadians
Here in Europe gas is at 1.1€ - 1.2€, that's between $1.32 and $1.44 (USD)... so a 40-liter refill nets around $57..
On the other hand we have octane 98 at the pump.
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Old Jun 8, 2004 | 05:56 AM
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ratings elsewhere is done differently than the US. 98 octane there is approx. equivalent to our 94 octane.
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Old Jun 8, 2004 | 06:46 AM
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put 91 octane!!

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Old Jun 8, 2004 | 06:52 AM
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Default Re: type of gas? (kablamo)

I have a 98 Prelude Type SH, I only use 91 premium or higher, I live in socal.
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Old Jun 8, 2004 | 07:25 AM
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91 says premium fuel only. check out which one says premium at the pump

i think i payed $2.55 a gallon for 91 the other day. this is gettin pretty ****** silly. lame *** california/bush
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Old Jun 8, 2004 | 08:48 AM
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I've beeen putting in 93 for quite some time now, would stepping it down to 91 affect the perfomance of my 92 si?
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Old Jun 8, 2004 | 09:03 AM
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hardly. you probably wont notice a difference between 91 and 93. u would notice from 91 to 115 or what have u.
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