inmate Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 i noe 87,89,92 is the amount of octain that is in the gas...but does it really matter wat gas u use..does it affect your car in anyway?
inmate Posted January 29, 2007 Author Posted January 29, 2007 gas is so expensive these days...would a 89 gas grade work for this car and not do any knocking? or i have to use 92 EDIT: One thread is good enough. This has been merged with the topic started in the Prelude Forums. -Buddysol
xer0 Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 look at the owners book. most stock cars are tuned to regular
Xeryon Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 I had a 99 lude and if I recall it was premium only. I believe that would indicate 91+ depending on the station you are at. I remember looking it up my own manual and taking note that I had to have just about the max octane available as per the manufacturer. If you want to operate your car with minimal problems I wouldn't use 89 or 87. You think gas is expensive, try having to fix your car because you were using Economy 86 from Sunoco
Kegger Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 Go with premium at every stop man. Much easier on the car.
mikekrier07 Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 my dad was a honda tec for 16 years... and on my 2000 prelude it said to use 92 but he said it runs just fine and wount hurt crap if u run 87 i had 0 counts of spark knock
Kegger Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 It may not hurt it with knock but itll foul up your injectors and valves. and you'll get horrible fuel economy.
mikekrier07 Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 never hurt my performance or any thing 33 mpg going 2 chicago and ran a 15.0 with an intake thats all
Xeryon Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 I think the bottom line is: Honda didn't say premium because they it makes them giggle like cathloc school girls when they envision Americans spending $35 to fill up their car that only has a 12 (or so) gallon tank. You bought a lude. You bought a sports car. You pay more insurance, you spend more money on tires and you pay more for premium gas. If you don't want to then either buy a metro or put crap gas in your sports car. It's your ride, do whatever you want to it.
Buddy Cole Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 i use 91 every time. it cost me about 35-38 a tank with prices ranging from 2.50 -270. at most it will cost 5-8 more bucks to fill up with premium. 5-8 more bucks to not risk premature ignition, losing power and possibly f*cking up your engine. just get premium my friend.
Jdmbb601 Posted February 2, 2007 Posted February 2, 2007 Yeh Just come to Maryland I just fil up on good ole 93 Octane
Humphries Posted February 3, 2007 Posted February 3, 2007 all VTEC hondas are urged to use 91+ octane fuel. so use 91+ octane
Pyrorocketeer Posted February 3, 2007 Posted February 3, 2007 um for what reason do you need to use 91? unless your car has detonation problems, run 87. thats the point of higher grade fuel. it won't hurt a thing. your wasting your money. a prelude is NOT a sports car btw.....
Xeryon Posted February 3, 2007 Posted February 3, 2007 Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Sourcesports car –noun a small, high-powered automobile with long, low lines, usually seating two persons. I think it could be classed at least 2/3 of a sports car. It has the long low lines, and if you have ever tried to sit in the backseat I would classify it as a two-seater. High powered is debatable for sure though and it is only somewhat small.
Pyrorocketeer Posted February 3, 2007 Posted February 3, 2007 I think it could be classed at least 2/3 of a sports car. It has the long low lines, and if you have ever tried to sit in the backseat I would classify it as a two-seater. High powered is debatable for sure though and it is only somewhat small. high powered is usually over 200hp.... my mom's minivan is pushin 215. so yeah, you have less power than my mom's van. it isn't a 2 seater. it may have the body line. 1/3.
airjordan223 Posted February 3, 2007 Posted February 3, 2007 so an rx-7 or rx-8 isnt considered a sports car?
Xeryon Posted February 3, 2007 Posted February 3, 2007 high powered is usually over 200hp.... my mom's minivan is pushin 215. so yeah, you have less power than my mom's van. it isn't a 2 seater. it may have the body line. 1/3. I know it is not a two seater, that was where the sarcasm came in. I did try to sit in my back seat once...and never again. I only fit by assuming the fetel position and sitting sideways. So help me to feel better about being me and give it a 1/2 at least? Anyway, I reiterate. It is your car. Do what you want and if it acts up change what you do. I ran 91 in mine. But then again, I religiously used full synthetic every 3k miles and had my tires rotated and spin balanced every 1500 miles to keep them perfectly balanced. Having a shimmy at 110 is not a comfortable feeling. But that was what I was comfortable with so I went with it.
Kastigir Posted February 4, 2007 Posted February 4, 2007 Read the manual. Use what it says. Honda doesn't make requirements to be making them. There is a reason for everything they do.
Humphries Posted February 4, 2007 Posted February 4, 2007 The compression ratio is 10 to 1, and premium, unleaded fuel (96 octane RON) is specified. A knock sensor imbedded in the cylinder head detects any incipient combustion knock (detonation) and automatically retards ignition timing for safe operation.
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