lax01 Posted August 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 ok don't wanna threadjack but if the prev owners of my car only ran 87, would i find any gains in 91+?just unplugged hte battery for a little bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesoam Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 OCTANE!^&!^&!$&!#*!&#!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGBullit235 Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 thats true through the corn fields but when you get close to civilization you should find 93 no prob and even in some places 94It's pretty tough to find. I've been back and forth XC 4 times and it seems more or less west of IL there's pretty much 91 oct. In CA we have 91 oct max. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lax01 Posted August 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 ugh, my car is running like crap...I feel like its runs better at home in 100+F weather with the AC on...it just feels SOOOOOO sluggish...vacuum at idle in drive: 9hg ....altitude is killingg meeeeeee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross_Da_Boss Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 if i have always run my stock glt on regular (87 octane) would I see anything if I went to 91?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maiku Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 if i have always run my stock glt on regular (87 octane) would I see anything if I went to 91??no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbor850 Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 ugh, my car is running like crap...I feel like its runs better at home in 100+F weather with the AC on...it just feels SOOOOOO sluggish...vacuum at idle in drive: 9hg ....altitude is killingg meeeeeeeyeah, that covers it but on a serious note, 9 vacuum sucks a lot, altitude iz da suxors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gioseppe Posted August 22, 2006 Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 where the hell ARE you to pull 9hg vaccuum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lax01 Posted August 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 where the hell ARE you to pull 9hg vaccuum?Denver...I'm usually at only 12 so its not THAT bad..turboR, you get your car tuned? still making as much horsepower as me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshV70 Posted August 22, 2006 Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 turboR, you get your car tuned? still making as much horsepower as me?Heh next time you take an STI or Aston Martin please let us know, we'll all be dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivanfbi Posted August 22, 2006 Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 I noticed that i get 1-2 mpg more when i run 92 then when i fueled it with 89. So at the end, it cost about same, but 92 is much safer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottlecap Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 I thought it was Che who posted saying 87 is better mpg then 90+.as i said in my post, that hasn't been my experience. it always seemed to get better mpg with the 90+, but i figured it might just be driving conditions. then i had the chance to drive the 9ish hours from albany, ny to sandusky, oh (woohoo cedar point) and the 90+ got much better mpg than the 87. it was ALL highway miles with the cruise on so i figure that's as close to a scientific test as you're gonna get. maybe my jerk-umption was wrong though. i guess people should find out what works for their own car. if the car isn't running well it's going to get poor mpg no matter what octane you put in there also.-mikeEDIT: silly word filter pwns j00!!!... heh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leurven Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 I just discoverd about premium being 91 out here. Kinda dissappointed but the car seems to be doing fine. You shouldn't have a problem either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lax01 Posted August 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 I just discoverd about premium being 91 out here. Kinda dissappointed but the car seems to be doing fine. You shouldn't have a problem either.nope...I turned the boost back up last night....I think the altitude is killing me...slow, slow, slow spool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leurven Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 nope...I turned the boost back up last night....I think the altitude is killing me...slow, slow, slow spoolHaha yeah I have to deal with the Altitude up here, and expensive gas prices. But the car seems fine for now. We shall see. After all it is a Volvo, they love to go wrong when you least need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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