In between the rpm gauge and speedometer there is some type that says premium fuel only(91). Also I read somewhere that 87 or 89 would do just fine because the ecu reads the different reving tendencies and compensates for them, sacrificing some power but whether or not that's true or not I do not know, it was actually posted somewhere on this forum... The only thing I know for sure is that the type says premium fuel but I usually go with the middle grade (89) because I'm broke...
Why would you say regular? You know preludes take premium only.. right?
preludes take premium only? is that ALL preludes?
My 96 takes regular because thats what the manual says. I also bet you that 75% of Luders fill up with regular because thats what their manuals say.
So let's ask this again, is that ALL Preludes? Because according to what you said, first and second gen Preludes also use Premium.
Read again what you said and fix yourself.
Lastly, it all depends on what motor the car has, and as far as I know H series motors do pretty damn well on regular and I know many Luders that use regular to fill up.
My apologies (I didn't mean the post negatively), I just thought all H22a4's were the same, I was going by what is on the cluster which says Premium Fuel Only.
I've been reading up on this a lot lately. General consensus seems to be that 5th gens should run a minimum of 91 octane. I've been running 93 since my choices in the northeast are generally 87, 89 or 93.
I've heard some claims that Preludes run best on 91, and I'm running a 60/40 mix of 93/89 right now. So far it's my opinion that the car ran better on 93. I'll find out on my next fill up (gonna go back to 93 for this one).
My apologies (I didn't mean the post negatively), I just thought all H22a4's were the same, I was going by what is on the cluster which says Premium Fuel Only.
no worries, I was just letting you know that most Luders use 87 reg fuel
Regular gas is not recomended by the engineers who created the bb6 vehicle( Honda engineers, you know the guy who made the vehicle) , thats why in more than one location on the car and in the maual is states "premium fuel only". I find it odd that you as a modereator who claims to be the "know all end all be all" of prelude and prelude knowledge that you would be propoting such blatant misinformation. Sure you can run a prelude on cheap gas, but that in no way shape or form means that the car is meant to run on lower quality fuel permanently. If that was the case, then Honda themselves wouldnt recomend using higher octane fuel.
Its funny that you say the preludes are fine on lower quality gas, if that were so, why does the ecu have to detune the engine to make it run with lower quality gas?
Why does it have to retard the system and lose power? ....oh yea its for the safety of the engien as it wasnt meant to be used with lower octane fuel.
Further to alll of this, i think you Slude dan need to go read up on detonation and the destructive effects it can have on an engine. Gasoline octane amount and quality are directy related to detonation, just in case you didnt know.
You can run regular gas in it all you want the ecu makes correction in the tuning. The only thing I've found to really be affected is the egr and carbon build up in the motor. It doesn't "hurt" anything just needs to be cleaned and serviced often. And anyone who cares about their car knows when something needs done.
You can run regular gas in it all you want the ecu makes correction in the tuning. The only thing I've found to really be affected is the egr and carbon build up in the motor. It doesn't "hurt" anything just needs to be cleaned and serviced often. And anyone who cares about their car knows when something needs done.
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thank you mate. I agree.
and to ****aroo: I never claimed to be a know it all and never made any claims that u mentioned. It's a simple fact that most luders use 87 regular. 8 out of 10 Luders I encounter use regular. That includes all generation Preludes.
I specifically stated that the bb6, equipped with an h22a4 require by oem standard factory specification premium fuel.
and slude dan you can pm all you like anbout it, prem,ium is what the engineers designed the vehichle for. Pointless argueing is exactly that, and also i specificlly stated that you can indeed use whatever fuel you want.... but you can serve me another infraction for proving you wrong if you like.
you are getting infractions because of your stupidity, not because of anything you said in this thread. The infractions have nothing to do with this thread.
You are absolutely right, 5th gens for the most part should use Premium as specked by factory. I was wrong. I admit it. I got stuff confused and thought we are talking about 4th gens.
no the infraction was " because he mentioned my name in the thread and i specificall asked him not too".... be honest at least, and yes i understand you understand you are wrong and withdrew your statement and for that i say thank you.... but serve me another if you please sir.....
^ sure.... but seeing as how you asked me to do so i would assume this means you arent foing to issue you me a bunch of infractions like you already have.
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