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Old 09-05-2005, 05:14 PM
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Nobody has really talked about using regular unleaded because
it is cheaper, as opposed to the premium that is recommended.
Any thoughts on this? Will my car figure out the difference?!
Funny how much mileage I can squeeze out of my Trailblazer
when I have to. Both vehicles have brilliant transmissions when it
comes to saving money. Driver must have brilliant right foot of course!
The ECUTune stage 1v4 chip will allow you to run 87 octane without screwing up the engine.
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Old 09-05-2005, 10:23 PM
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If you are in a state or province were emissions are not tested then you could get away with using 87 but it can dirty up your Cat's.

I have to go through emissions testing every two years.

Even thou the price is hard to swollow I always claim one of the reasons I got 330,000k's out of my CRX was due to the 92 octane from day one.

I put 94 octane on pay day
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Old 09-06-2005, 07:45 AM
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Nobody has really talked about using regular unleaded because
it is cheaper, as opposed to the premium that is recommended.
Premium is required, not recommended. Low octane=retarded timing=decreased engine performance=worse gas mileage. The 3.3 was built to run on high octane.



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Old 09-06-2005, 04:45 PM
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well the mileage is doing better than i thought. i got 320 to a full tank which averages 17.2 mpg. not bad for 2 bad o2 sensors and a seriously heavy foot.
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Old 09-07-2005, 06:48 AM
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What were the EPA fuel mileage numbers for the SVX, 17/24?

In the past few weeks I've driven 1460.3 miles and loaded 61.04 gallons of fuel; mostly 93 octane with a splash of 87 or 89 here and there. That's 23.92 MPG. Not bad, especially considering the two+ hours I sat at idle in standstill/creeping Atlanta interstate traffic (road work and two nasty accidents). All with the climate control on auto, which means AC running 99% of the time. Haven't been able to top the 31+ I got on one highway run last week.

I also kept up with what I spent but don't really want to know the total.

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Old 09-07-2005, 08:40 AM
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What were the EPA fuel mileage numbers for the SVX, 17/24?

In the past few weeks I've driven 1460.3 miles and loaded 61.04 gallons of fuel; mostly 93 octane with a splash of 87 or 89 here and there. That's 23.92 MPG.

Not bad at all. I usually average just over 24 mpg. Pretty good for a 10 year old car with 165k on the clock. The Tribeca is rated at 18/23



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