Used to be you only needed premium for these engines if you wanted the horsepower.
Going towing or drag racing? Fill up with premium.
Grocery shopping or a road trip? Regular was fine.
Must be things have changed.
We used to have an '84 Cadillac with that 4.1L aluminum V8 that would ping horribly unless you ran premium fuel. Back then premium was only a couple cents more so it wasn't a big deal.