Some A-Hole put regular gas in her @#%^&*

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05-27-12, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by lobuxracer

I almost had an idiot in Oregon do this to my 350. BTW, Jersey gas may be cheaper than NY, but I paid $3.68 for premium last night at Racetrac here in Atlanta.

$4.45 the other day for Chevron 91 here in SoCal.. (self serve)

CA is still getting screwed with higher than normal gas prices, compared to the national avg.

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05-27-12, 02:33 PM

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weird that gas octane 87 vs 91 would hurt the engine performance. As far as I know, higher octane rate only help prevent knock and early combustion in the engine. If you are not racing the engine where it would operate at high RPM, then high octane rate is a wast IMO. Last week I had a RX350 as a loaner while the dealership replacing my seat and I put octane 87 in it and it runs fine for the entire tank.

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05-29-12, 06:26 AM

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Not weird at all. You don't need to race an engine to put a load on it, and that's when octane values take on their greatest importance.

We have an entire thread devoted to this as well. Let's not replicate it here.