premix in a 1qt can or av gas

clemsonfor · Feb 13, 2016

Oldman47 said: ↑

Depends on the premium you pay for 89. Around here the 87 is going for 1.299 but there is a 20 cent premium charged for 89. That means the mileage difference would need to be at least 15% just to break even. 1 gpm on a base of 18 just adds up to about a 5.5% improvement. With my local pricing structure I would be sticking to 87 octane.
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Oldman that's why I use 87

RCBS · Feb 13, 2016

MasterMech said: ↑

Make and model/engine of your pickup? That's interesting and unusual that it can use the premium fuel. Most pickups are plenty happy to guzzle regular.
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2006 Tacoma with 1GR-FE engine.

Toyota GR engine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

clemsonfor said: ↑

I have heart that the Toys with VVT will get slightly better on premium. Like he said you won't notice uNess u keep track. Say from 18 on regular to 18.5 or 19.2 on premium but a difference. Also the liturature and manual for my two Toy SUV refer to test data and such using 89 octane and that they recommend it but 87 is fine and will not do damage.
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Yup. 87 perfectly acceptable so long as ethanol is 10% or below.

Oldman47 said: ↑

Depends on the premium you pay for 89. Around here the 87 is going for 1.299 but there is a 20 cent premium charged for 89. That means the mileage difference would need to be at least 15% just to break even. 1 gpm on a base of 18 just adds up to about a 5.5% improvement. With my local pricing structure I would be sticking to 87 octane.
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It's all relative. Say I fill up with 15 gallons, at a .20 margin I'll pay an additional $3. No big deal. Some folks pay more for a coffee. I dont notice the milage until I get on the freeway, but after ten years and 100k miles, my butt dyno tells me it runs juuusst a little better and that's good enough for me.

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premix in a 1qt can or av gas

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