87 or 89 or 93 octane?

[L Curtis]

What fuel grade do most of us run? 89???

 

[vincentw56]

What fuel grade do most of us run? 89???

I run what is specified, 89. I'll run 93 if I have the Pulsar in performance mode, but that's not very often.

 

[Slutzk]

87 or 89 depending what the price look like

 

[L Curtis]

I have been running 89 from day one as well. Always wondered if running 93 was best.

 

[jl13]

89 but it is currently over $6 a gallon so 87 sure is tempting right now,
cheapest over here is $5.85 for 87

 

[L Curtis]

Dang! 3.65 for 89 here right now.

 

[HSKR R/T]

I run ethanol free 91 because Pulsar. when you can find 93 it has ethanol. And 91 is cheaper than 93

 

[Eighty]

I run ethanol free 91 because Pulsar. when you can find 93 it has ethanol. And 91 is cheaper than 93

Costco has 93 ethanol-free. That’s what I use (but my engine requires 91 minimum). Good thing I live in a place with cheap gas. $3.859/gal right now for the good stuff.

 

[6of36]

I run 87, which is according to the manual, acceptable, unless you get pinging, which I don't. Manual says for best performance 89 is recommended.

 

[6of36]

Costco has 93 ethanol-free. That’s what I use (but my engine requires 91 minimum). Good thing I live in a place with cheap gas. $3.859/gal right now for the good stuff.

I've probably filled up at at least 5 or 6 Costcos, and none of the ones I've used carried ethanol free. Only one that I know of even carries diesel.

 

[HSKR R/T]

Costco has 93 ethanol-free. That’s what I use (but my engine requires 91 minimum). Good thing I live in a place with cheap gas. $3.859/gal right now for the good stuff.

I use Sam's Club because it's closer. but don't buy gas for my truck there. Bad part about being in Nebraska is they push ethanol since we grow the corn and make a lot of the ethanol used of gas here. Ethanol free 91 isn't hard to find. Ethanol free 87, which I use for lawnmower and snowblower, is harder to find. All 93 is E-10, and all 89 is E10

 

[6of36]

I use Sam's Club because it's closer. but don't buy gas for my truck there. Bad part about being in Nebraska is they push ethanol since we grow the corn and make a lot of the ethanol used of gas here. Ethanol free 91 isn't hard to find. Ethanol free 87, which I use for lawnmower and snowblower, is harder to find. All 93 is E-10, and all 89 is E10

Ethanol free in Michigan is 89 or 90, depending on the station. I use it in all my small engines. I'm near water, so it's plentiful, but varies big time in price from one station to another.

 

[HSKR R/T]

Ethanol free in Michigan is 89 or 90, depending on the station. I use it in all my small engines. I'm near water, so it's plentiful, but varies big time in price from one station to another.

When they first started using ethanol in fuel here it was in 89 only, and with all the subsidies, at the time, 89 was cheaper than 87. Which was cool because my Dakota R/T ran beat on 89 octane. so I got the added benefit of higher octane, and got to use the cheapest fuel option. Now that they use E10 for every octane level, there isn't the price break. But ethanol free 91 is the same price as E10 91. Just have to find the stations that carry ethanol free. Ethanol free 87 isn't much cheaper than 91. But E10 87 is cheapest

 

[Scap]

Costco 93 or Exxon 89.

 

[L Curtis]

I will use whatever 89 rating that is nearby. I am NOT ready to use ️

 

[L Curtis]

Electric…

 

[smashweights]

Do we REALLY need another octane thread???

 

[6of36]

When they first started using ethanol in fuel here it was in 89 only, and with all the subsidies, at the time, 89 was cheaper than 87. Which was cool because my Dakota R/T ran beat on 89 octane. so I got the added benefit of higher octane, and got to use the cheapest fuel option. Now that they use E10 for every octane level, there isn't the price break. But ethanol free 91 is the same price as E10 91. Just have to find the stations that carry ethanol free. Ethanol free 87 isn't much cheaper than 91. But E10 87 is cheapest

Here the cheapest ethanol free 89 or 90, is about the same as e10 89. Some stations sell the ethanol free for $1 more than e10 87. Most stations here have 87, 89, or 93 for e10, no 91, unless you go to Sunoco.

 

[6of36]

Do we REALLY need another octane thread???

It's not as bad as wheel or lift threads.

 

[Eighty]

I've probably filled up at at least 5 or 6 Costcos, and none of the ones I've used carried ethanol free. Only one that I know of even carries diesel.

Probably because you live north of Kentucky and I live south of Kentucky. Corn doesn’t make it south of Louisville - it all gets hijacked and made into bourbon