Even though it says to use premium, what do you all ACTUALLY use?

 

Booooo add 116 octane lol.

 

89 on my stock motor

 

Out of curiosity where do they sell 116 in jersey?

 

A lot of places. Every track does: Island, Etown, Atco etc.

 

You're an idiot if you use 89 or below in a vehicle that calls for premium unleaded only.

 

err doesnt EP3 only call for regular? i use 89, then every few tanks i use 93.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rtnlsltn &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">err doesnt EP3 only call for regular? i use 89, then every few tanks i use 93.</TD></TR></TABLE>

EP3 doesn't call for premium unleaded. The original question was about people who use regular in a car that calls for premium.

 

93 Octane in basically stock EP3. Might be all in my head, but the throttle feels a little better to me and I get better gas mileage.

 

i use 89 in my ep3 and 93 in my type-s

 

My friend has a 2000 VW Passat 2.0 turbo. It calls for premium and he puts in regular and after 200K, no problems whatsoever. Not saying that this goes for everyone, but it may be harmless. Or detrimental. Who knows? Follow manufacturer recommendations.

116 octane is awesome.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Todd00 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You're an idiot if you use 89 or below in a vehicle that calls for premium unleaded only.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Boy, no need to sugar coat it around here.

The EP3 manual recommends using fuel with detergent additives (Shell v-power) and dyno tests have proven that the factory ECU adjusts for more power when using Premium.

 

Offical EP3 shop manual calls for 86 octane.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by turboteg2nv &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The EP3 manual recommends using fuel with detergent additives (Shell v-power)</TD></TR></TABLE>
All gas has additives. V-Power just has more supposedly.

I use the V-Power on my a2 too.
V-Powa just kicked in yo!

 

I want to clear up that I use 91+ but I was just curious to what everyone else did, I'm pretty use to buying premium considering the other car will explode if anything less then 93 is used.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EMC 3000gt &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'm pretty use to buying premium considering the other car will explode if anything less then 93 is used. </TD></TR></TABLE>
It'll just retard timing.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by turboteg2nv &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Boy, no need to sugar coat it around here.

The EP3 manual recommends using fuel with detergent additives (Shell v-power) and dyno tests have proven that the factory ECU adjusts for more power when using Premium.</TD></TR></TABLE>

While the EP3 may run better on premium, it doesn't specifically call for it nor retard timing like the RSX-S does.

 

I use super... im sure regular is fine though.. Premium.. Waste of money if your stock like me.

 

93 Premium for me in my stock Type S

 

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I'll be boosted in the very near future, so I'm not concerned about paying an extra $1-2 every time I fill up for Premium crunk juice.

 

If you cant put premium in a car that says to, Dont even buy the car in the first place.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by turboteg2nv &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The EP3 manual recommends using fuel with detergent additives (Shell v-power)...</TD></TR></TABLE>

What EP3 manual do you have? Mine just states to use 86 pump octane or higher. It does state recommendation to use gasoline with detergent additives. However, detergent additives are in EVERY gasoline on the market.

 

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it is indeed all in your head.

 

i use 87 in my ep3 and i'v had no problems at all

 

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it is indeed all in your head.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Actually, there were some tests back in the day that showed the EP3 adapted to the higher octane and made about 3 HP more on the dyno.

 

some fuel plants only have sites for 91 and 89 so when your buying 89 your getting what people buying 87 are paying. im pretty sure mobil does this.