AND, some cars will run better on lower octane fuel (rotary engined ones) :D

On 8/7/05, jimt <camper@tactical-bus.info> wrote:
> Even the petroleum people will tell you that 80 percent of vehicles using
> the higher octane don�t need it.  Very few auto mfr require the higher
> octanes and some others only need it under certain conditions.  There used
> to be a risk of damage with too high or low of an octane but most vehicle
> computer systems using knock sensors can adjust accordingly.  Just about
> every car made in the US and Europe is made to run on regular unleaded low
> octane.  However some parts of the country have 87 as low and others have 85
> as low.  You may have to adjust accordingly.
> jimt
> 
> On 8/6/05 7:41 PM, "Bob Stevens" <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> > This caught my interest from another list. I'll be going on a long van trip,
> > maybe 2K mi (Salt Lake, Denver, Glacier). Think I'll run a little experiment
> > regarding cost, mileage and performance. Most of you probably don't use 91
> > anyway, but I have been due to the TIICO.
> >
> > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/05/AR200508050159
> > 5.html
> >
> > bob
> > '87 Westy Syncro
> >
> >
>