Any benefits to high octane
Are there any benefit to running octane gas when towing? I had heard when towing use high octane gas.
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BenK wrote:
Betcha Turtle even has some of these busted parts sitting on his work
desk...most of us boy racers have them...the 'ex' tossed out mine... [emoticon]
But I see them all the time at the speed shop counters... [emoticon]
There you go again Ben, bringing up bad memories. :B Yes I have a few very expensive aluminum "ash trays" around my place. And I don't even smoke. :B
To answer the OP's question. It depends. If the OEM say's it's ok to use regular fuel in the engine, then 90% you will be fine using regular fuel. Why 90% and not 100%? Because there can be extenuating circumstances that the OEM can't know about.
For instance. If you tow at a very low altitude in very, very hot weather you can run into some detonation problems. This is usually migrated by the puter going to an overly rich mixture. This is why you sometimes hear people with ECO boost engines say they get better mileage with premium fuel. They are no doubt towing in hot weather and possibly at a lower altitude. If they use premium fuel the engine doesn't see detonation and therefore does not flood the engine with fuel.
Bottom line is this. If you OEM says you can run regular fuel then do it. If you are running in some weird circumstances like very hot weather and low altitude then it wouldn't be a bad idea to step up the octane for a tank or two. :)
