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Old Sep 29, 2003 | 03:16 AM
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This is totally out of subject but...
does it matter which gas you pick at the gas station?
example : Supreme, Mid, Regular.
I heard Supreme and regular is same thing...
But I also heard Supreme is better but they burn faster... Hmmm
what do you think?
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Old Sep 29, 2003 | 05:35 AM
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yes it does matter, use regular. the way the octane rating work is the lower the octane the quicker it detonates. so 87 burns quicker than 93 octane. A car with a high compression rate needs a slower burning gas cause the distance the piston goes. the accord engine has a low compression rate for economy and needs a faster burning gasoline. so get regular and save yourself some money, especially in this economy.
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Old Sep 29, 2003 | 07:21 AM
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Originally posted by skabone69
yes it does matter, use regular. the way the octane rating work is the lower the octane the quicker it detonates. so 87 burns quicker than 93 octane. A car with a high compression rate needs a slower burning gas cause the distance the piston goes. the accord engine has a low compression rate for economy and needs a faster burning gasoline. so get regular and save yourself some money, especially in this economy.
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Old Sep 29, 2003 | 08:48 AM
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That's interesting beacuse I have been told the complete oppisiste of what you just said bro. I put Supreme in my car.
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Old Sep 29, 2003 | 09:44 AM
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Originally posted by vtecaccord01
That's interesting beacuse I have been told the complete oppisiste of what you just said bro. I put Supreme in my car.
believe what you want, but IMO your wasting you money on the supreme gas. unless your runnin some sort of forced induction or you have an H22 in your accord, its worthless to put anything higher than 87 octane in your car. save your self some cash and use it to get more mods.
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Old Sep 29, 2003 | 10:11 AM
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i thought u get better milage with higher octain..
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Old Sep 29, 2003 | 10:52 AM
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Originally posted by Weiman
i thought u get better milage with higher octain..
Nope.
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Old Sep 29, 2003 | 11:01 AM
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Originally posted by skabone69
believe what you want, but IMO your wasting you money on the supreme gas. unless your runnin some sort of forced induction or you have an H22 in your accord, its worthless to put anything higher than 87 octane in your car. save your self some cash and use it to get more mods.

of course some engines require super unleaded
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Old Sep 29, 2003 | 11:02 AM
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Originally posted by DakarM
of course some engines require super unleaded
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Old Sep 29, 2003 | 11:16 AM
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Originally posted by DakarM
of course some engines require super unleaded
true, but f22 and f23 accords recommend regular and there is no need to run premium on them. I think every new Nissan requires premium.(except the sentra maybe) that must be expensive to keep running them.
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