Unleaded vs. Premium gas, does it make a differnce?
My father inlaw suggested I run Premium gas when towing the TT. Makes sense but not sure it makes a difference, any thoughts?
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bacabunch wrote:
My father inlaw suggested I run Premium gas when towing the TT. Makes sense but not sure it makes a difference, any thoughts?
Three answers depending on the tow vehicle:
Most all vehicles today are designed to run on 87 Octane. they are computer controlled and will make a few adjustments so towing or not makes no difference. You can pay more for "high-Test" but all you are doing is making Mr. Koch (The Oil Robber Baron who owns several refineries) Richer and he's already too rich.
Some cars and trucks MAY benefit from higher octane for one reason or another. I used to have a car that really did get better MPG on Mid or High... It had a defect which eventually was fixed and then it burned regular for the rest of it's days.
And some "High performace" engines need high test.. but they don't put 'em in trucks as a rule.
