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View Poll Results: Be honest, What fuel do you use in your SVX | |||
always with Octane 89 or less | 0 | 0% | |
89, once in a while 91 or better | 3 | 5.45% | |
always with Octane 91 or better | 27 | 49.09% | |
91, once in a while 92.5 or better | 25 | 45.45% | |
Voters: 55. You may not vote on this poll |
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Poll for Octane Used in SVX on Highway
Another poll to go with the Milage on the highway average.
Can we take a poll of what fuel Octane people use in their SVX's For this too be useful as a comparison, answer the poll with regards to Highway driving.
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Chris G 92 Pearlie, sold @ ~209k miles. Now owned by Tim. Current Ride, 1985 Honda Aero 80, stock 3024 klms |
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i always put 93 octane in my car...super, premium...the best, or else the car boggs...
Kelli
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Previous owner of the Princess Pearlie "Dimples" as of 8/6/03 1992 LS-L Pearl 124k "Yeah, that thingy!" owner of the new 1992 LS-L Pearl "Susie" I am a pessimistic optimistic. I think the worst is going to happen, that way when it does, i don't feel as bad, but if the best happens, i am twice as happy. |
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Choices 3 and 4 are too similar.
I always put in 91 or better, no exceptions. I have not put in lower octane fuel even once.
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Most of the stations by me only sell 89 or 93 so I get 93 all the time.
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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all are good points.
Consider that the lowest Octane usage is the top option, and the best posible fuel is the bottom option. here we have 87, 89, 91, 92.5, and 94 but try to pick the range that best describes the fuel you use.
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Chris G 92 Pearlie, sold @ ~209k miles. Now owned by Tim. Current Ride, 1985 Honda Aero 80, stock 3024 klms |
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I use 91 or better. It is usually only available around here as 92. I don't mess with the octane that is recommended.
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. Earl .... ... .... ><SVX(*> Subaru Ambassador [COLOR=”silver”]1992 Tri Color L[/COLOR] ~45K (06/91) #2430 1992 Dark Teal LS-L ~184K (05/91) #0739 1992 Claret LS-L ~196K (05/91) #0831 1992 Pearl LS-L ~103K (06/91) #1680 1992 Pearl LS-L ~151K (06/91) #2229 1992 Dark Teal LS ~150K (07/91) #3098 (parts car) 1992 White LS-L ~139K (08/92) #6913 1993 25th AE ~98K (02/93) #164 1993 25th AE ~58K (02/93) #176 1993 25th AE ~107K (02/93) #215 1993 25th AE ~162K (02/93) #223 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~124K (1/94) #2408 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~144K (10/93) #1484 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~68K (10/93) #1525 1994 Barcelona Red LSi ~46K (02/94) #2624 1994 Pearl LSi ~41K (12/93) #1961 1995 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~70K (02/95) #855 1996 Polo Green LSi ~95K (03/96) #872 1997 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~55K (08/96) #097 2003 Brilliant Red LS1 Convertible ~29K (04/03) #8951 1999 Magnetic Red LS1 Coupe ~33K (04/99) #6420 My Email | Old Locker | New Locker | Picture of 15 of the 19 Last edited by ensteele; 01-14-2003 at 08:40 PM. |
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93. Always.
- Ca$h |
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91...
Is the best we can get here in Utah... The cheap stuff is at as low as 85..... My GL10 even hated that!
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"uncamitzi" This is a Dark Ride 92 Teal SVX LS-L 128K tranny swap with 4.11's Well.. my days of not taking you seriously have certainly come to a middle . |
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My wife always puts in 89 and I usually put in 93. I try to get fill it befor half empty so hopefully it averages to 91 (since 91 is hard to find). I don't notice any knocking or performance problems with the 89.
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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I posted this over on the Miles per gallon thread but it seems to fit here better so let the flaming begin.
<<<<<You guys have convinced me into premium gas. Cheaping out at the pump costs you in mpg's. Trust me and my real life experience, get the correct grade of gas to get better miles per gallon on the highway.>>>>>>> Actually higer octane does NOT mean higher BTU value even though the oil companies would like you to believe that. Using higher octane than that recomended for your engine is just wasting money. Using Lower octane however could damage the engine due to knocking. But the SVX has sensors and the computer to compensate for lower octane so damage probably won't occur. Performance will not be optimum but miles per gallon shouldn't be much different. Anybody agree? |
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I was asleep the semester we had that discussion in college so I will yield the floor to someone who paid attention. Doug
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1992 LS Touring (6/91) - Currently undergoing a five speed swap Black over Claret with spoiler; 235,000 miles; Mods: 2002 Legacy 5 speed, ACT Pressure Plate, Excedy Clutch, Short Throw Shifter, Aussie Powerchip 1992 LS Touring (6/91) Black over Claret with 2.5" setback spoiler; 202,000 miles; Mods: B&M Cooler 1994 LSi (4/93) Bordeaux Pearl; 198,000 miles; Mods: Weight reduction. 1969 Mustang GT Convertible 1970 Mustang Convertible 2000 Ford Excursion Sola lingua bona est lingua mortua. My Locker |
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I always put in Premium, whatever that is around here. I believe it is 92, but maybe 91 since Earl mentioned that.
I 'assumed' that all stations carry the same range and that it is a state thing, but maybe I'm wrong? Would different brands of stations carry different octanes in the same named grade? Anyway, I always put in 91 or above I guess, since no premium grade is ever less than that anywhere. And everywhere on the car it just says "Use Premium", it says nothing about specific numbers. For those of us without owners manuels.
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If this were any other car, I'd probably use "regular" gasoline until I started getting some pre-ignition. Then, I'd move up the ladder until I hit the grade that would prevent it. It didn't bother me to hear my Capri Turbo or my Peugeot "deisel" a bit, when I first got em. All my other cars were "beaters" that called for regular. BUT, I freaked when I first heard the ticking in the SVX fuel injectors (not realizing how loud those suckers can be ), so, no sir, I'm not gonna experiment on this baby. I'll stick with the recommended octane (although I have to use 93, since my only choices are 87, 89, 93), thankyaverymuch.
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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