xlr82sxs Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 bought my truck new and have only used 93 octane since .. what are the pros/cons of using it? i realise it's a cleaner burning petrol, but am i actually getting any benefits from it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOB47 Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 Only thing I've heard is that you risk pinging from lower octane and slightly less performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssfromsd Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 i use the cheap fuel. not ethanol though. never had a problem. good performance, dont notice a difference... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quik Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 youre motor requires preminum i wouldnt risk it. as for running lower octane youre probably throwing some knock and reducing power. youll probably get more power if you did go back to 93 also for the miseily 5bucks you save per tank isnt wroth the cost of head gaskets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoreySS Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 youre motor requires preminum i wouldnt risk it. as for running lower octane youre probably throwing some knock and reducing power. youll probably get more power if you did go back to 93 also for the miseily 5bucks you save per tank isnt wroth the cost of head gaskets <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I agree, 93 doesen't cost very much more for a little extra insurance. Besides it is recomended in you truck so why would't you? -K- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 I used regular fuel in my truck for a long while. Recently I have started to put 91-93 octane in it. I think it has helped my truck alot, especially in acceleration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Your truck is built to run 91 octane or higher. Running a lower octane is just going to put you to the low octane table and give you worse milage and power. Why buy the premium truck and not the premium fuel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quik Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Your truck is built to run 91 octane or higher. Running a lower octane is just going to put you to the low octane table and give you worse milage and power. Why buy the premium truck and not the premium fuel? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> easy answer, [red forman voice] Dumbass's, they want to be cheap and save 5bucks. whats 5 bucks honestly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Your truck is built to run 91 octane or higher. Running a lower octane is just going to put you to the low octane table and give you worse milage and power. Why buy the premium truck and not the premium fuel? easy answer, [red forman voice] Dumbass's, they want to be cheap and save 5bucks. whats 5 bucks honestly I agree. it's certainly not expensive going with the better fuel. If it is a concern why buy the truck that gets 15mpg or so??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackpearlss Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlr82sxs Posted June 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 and back on the subject.. i never said i was concerned about the price. just curious to know what the pros/cons were is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drako Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 simple. pro = your truck runs as it was designed to run. better gas mpg, better accelration and longer life. con= about $10 bucks extra i suppose lower octane pro= you save 10 bucks.....which will get you a lunch while you wait for them to clean out your engine and fuel system con= seriously, when i got my truck the dealership put low octane in it....the truck was pinging for about 2 weeks. the truck is not designed for that. its need a higher octane because the programming and everything else is made to handle at least 91. hope i made it simple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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