what gas do you use - Honda Prelude Forum

SiR-P12eLude · 05-09-2002, 09:08 PM

what kind of gas do you guys use 87 89 or 91...? i heard that SI and VTEC's must use 91. the prelude'a owner manual says "preimium unleaded gas only" and so does on the gauges on the SI and VTEC models.

SikRedRX-8 · 05-09-2002, 09:13 PM

I use 91 everytime I gas up.

SiR-P12eLude · 05-09-2002, 09:25 PM

i do too now that it says it on the gauges and everything else. i use to heard that 91 is bad for your car because it burns your engine and it's not good. suppose to use 91 once in a long time to clean your engine or something. But guessing prelude has such a powerful engine it need the good sh*t huh. fuken gas is going up like crazy....

but i dont blame her she's a prelude different from the rest...

soopaswoze! · 05-09-2002, 09:41 PM

Only 93+ touches my tank.
Premium mad for your motor? Uhm. ok.

G_Loc · 05-09-2002, 09:49 PM

93 right here. really sux using it when prices go up to like $1.75 for it

SiR-P12eLude · 05-09-2002, 09:52 PM

what your guys pump chevron shell mobil 76 etc...?
i use to use chevron the best but now 195 so i went to mobil 169 yay!

Prelude_2_NV · 05-09-2002, 09:53 PM

mohawk 94 octane
10% ethanol blend

Brady92/4WS · 05-09-2002, 10:12 PM

i only fuel up when i go to the track, 117 octane

j/k 93 for me

preludechic · 05-09-2002, 10:20 PM

Only 93 for me. All $53/gallon of it.

MidNKight-lude · 05-09-2002, 10:26 PM

91, taht the highest they got in cali

CrazyKid · 05-09-2002, 10:32 PM

we got 94 here in canada .. thats the highest you can buy at teh normal gas station... i have had some 104 before.. it runs really nice in the car.... if i could afford it i would run that all the time.. jsut for the coool smell... hehehehe

Si4WS · 05-09-2002, 10:34 PM

I've been pumping premium for 7 years now. My last 3 cars all required it so it's now big deal to me. Pumping 92 here in Juneau.

SiR-P12eLude · 05-09-2002, 10:40 PM

only 92 the highest in cali damn ya got 94. For the owners of SI and VTEC models do any thing below premium will it mess up the engine in any way?

TheGreatOne · 05-09-2002, 10:44 PM

94 at Petro Canada or 91 at Esso

Don't be cheap and do 89

brendon2k · 05-09-2002, 10:45 PM

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Originally posted by SiR-P12eLude
only 92 the highest in cali damn ya got 94. For the owners of SI and VTEC models do any thing below premium will it mess up the engine in any way?

I usally run 91 octane(highest in ca) if you run lower you have a higher risk of knocking but your car will retard the timing to combat this. So if you run too low of octane you can lose power from that.

SiR-P12eLude · 05-09-2002, 10:47 PM

power loss on pumpin 89 is true but can the check light actually turn on by using 89 or lower?

shuric · 05-09-2002, 11:34 PM

Si doesn't have as hight compression so why is it still nessesary to run 91? Also what does premium mean?

SiR-P12eLude · 05-09-2002, 11:38 PM

premium simpily means just more octane... burns faster

jsmooney · 05-09-2002, 11:46 PM

What kinda gas/fuel will our ludes run off of?

aneurysm · 05-10-2002, 12:01 AM

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Originally posted by jsmooney
What kinda gas/fuel will our ludes run off of?

Si and Vtec use only Premium....just like it says on the tach....
read the manual...92 or higher.

brad

Fast&furiuslude · 05-10-2002, 12:14 AM

I think that decreases performance b/c Si engines cant burn that high of octance. i think there was a guy on here that switch from 93 to 91 and he noticed an increase in performance.

SoFlaLude · 05-10-2002, 12:15 AM

I use 93 here in SoFla, but ran 87 last tank to experiment. Didn't see a big difference, but my fuel economy went up. Prolly because she's so willing to go with 93.

Cookout · 05-10-2002, 12:21 AM

Only 91 (cali). I wonder if buying some OctaneBoost would actually give me better performance... does it?

brendon2k · 05-10-2002, 12:45 AM

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Originally posted by shuric
Si doesn't have as hight compression so why is it still nessesary to run 91? Also what does premium mean?

9.8:1 vs 10:1 so the compression is near the same.

ntrddragn · 05-10-2002, 01:38 AM

I put 91 in cali that the highest octant now....to you guys that put 87...my friend works for the oil/gas industry and he told me all the gas brand are the same like 76 or arco...he said that 76 use arco preminum when they run short..there is 1 main pipe the branch out to the each gas station...they would clean the pipe by flushing it with some chemical that then dumps to the 87 reserve that...so all the gunk is in the 87 tank...then they pump 89 down and then 91 (premium) last...as for the price he said it just marketing..like chevron put techron

in there gas...just marketing....btw my friend is not a gas truck driver..he is a corporate CEO of an oil company...also design and renovate gas station...
I use a fuel addictive call "freedom fuel" it boost the octant and increase my mileage..and is proven..not just B.S. like the other crap..
hopes this help..

PreludeSdriver2 · 05-10-2002, 08:40 AM

i put 91 in my car and i have a 95 S and it doesn't seem like it'd doing anything to my engine...maybe it is and i don't know...is that bad for my ride?

soopaswoze! · 05-10-2002, 11:42 AM

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Originally posted by PreludeSdriver2
i put 91 in my car and i have a 95 S and it doesn't seem like it'd doing anything to my engine...maybe it is and i don't know...is that bad for my ride?

i can tell the difference in driving between 91-92-93.