Comments on: Octane Ratings – Premium vs Regular Gas: What’s The Difference? http://www.ridelust.com/octane-ratings-premium-vs-regular-gas-whats-the-difference/ - Motion + Mobility Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:26:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: scott http://www.ridelust.com/octane-ratings-premium-vs-regular-gas-whats-the-difference/#comment-22171 scott Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:50:06 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=9944#comment-22171 I go to Colorado every year and their regular gasoline is only 85 octane which is not even sold in Kansas. Seems to me that 85 would not be good in the mountains so i always use the 87 octane which is considerably more expensive. I once used the 85 by accident in my T bird and it pinged terribly. HOW DO THE COLORADO PEOPLE GET BY WITH USING 85 OCTANE AND WHY IS THIS SOLD ALL OVER COLORADO?? THANKS FOR THE INFOR I go to Colorado every year and their regular gasoline is only 85 octane which is not even sold in Kansas. Seems to me that 85 would not be good in the mountains so i always use the 87 octane which is considerably more expensive. I once used the 85 by accident in my T bird and it pinged terribly. HOW DO THE COLORADO PEOPLE GET BY WITH USING 85 OCTANE AND WHY IS THIS SOLD ALL OVER COLORADO?? THANKS FOR THE INFOR

]]> By: todd http://www.ridelust.com/octane-ratings-premium-vs-regular-gas-whats-the-difference/#comment-19737 todd Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:48:34 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=9944#comment-19737 I disagree with this article. At the local Shell 87 octane is 10% alcohol and 89 is 5% and 91 is zero methanol. You will get more power and more mileage out of a gas with 10% more gas in it. Methanol does not have the same power per liter as gasoline. However the oil companies are charging as much as 20 cents a liter more for the V Power premium so for a miles per dollar basis you are coming out behind. But on a miles per tank you are coming out ahead. It really depends on what the extra cost is. I disagree with this article. At the local Shell 87 octane is 10% alcohol and 89 is 5% and 91 is zero methanol.

You will get more power and more mileage out of a gas with 10% more gas in it. Methanol does not have the same power per liter as gasoline.

However the oil companies are charging as much as 20 cents a liter more for the V Power premium so for a miles per dollar basis you are coming out behind. But on a miles per tank you are coming out ahead. It really depends on what the extra cost is.

]]> By: mitch http://www.ridelust.com/octane-ratings-premium-vs-regular-gas-whats-the-difference/#comment-10911 mitch Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:52:19 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=9944#comment-10911 i have 98 is that better than all the rest? i have 98 is that better than all the rest?

]]> By: 93 octane or not - Tundra Solutions Forum http://www.ridelust.com/octane-ratings-premium-vs-regular-gas-whats-the-difference/#comment-7832 93 octane or not - Tundra Solutions Forum Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:55:39 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=9944#comment-7832 [...] 93 octane or not Nice article took me a few minutes to understand it but makes since! Octane Ratings - Premium vs Regular Gas: What’s The Difference? I say NOT unless your engine is tuned to burn it ! Last edited by HOGWILD; Today at 05:44 [...] [...] 93 octane or not Nice article took me a few minutes to understand it but makes since! Octane Ratings – Premium vs Regular Gas: What’s The Difference? I say NOT unless your engine is tuned to burn it ! Last edited by HOGWILD; Today at 05:44 [...]

]]> By: 93 octane or not - Tundra Solutions Forum http://www.ridelust.com/octane-ratings-premium-vs-regular-gas-whats-the-difference/#comment-7831 93 octane or not - Tundra Solutions Forum Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:43:06 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=9944#comment-7831 [...] Re: 93 octane or not Nice article took me a few minutes to understand it but makes since! Octane Ratings - Premium vs Regular Gas: What’s The Difference? [...] [...] Re: 93 octane or not Nice article took me a few minutes to understand it but makes since! Octane Ratings – Premium vs Regular Gas: What’s The Difference? [...]

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