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Old October 16th, 2006, 02:09 PM   #1
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Premium or regular gas


I have a 2002 v6 mustang. I also have a K&N CAI and a o/r h-pipe and
the Magnaflows GT catbacks dual exhaust system. A friend told me i sh-
ould be using premium gas instead of regular, because of the system that
i have. Can someone tell me if this is true.
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Old October 16th, 2006, 03:40 PM   #2
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No, use what the car is tuned for. If you have a factory tune, you will waste money since your timing is not in any way altered. I am tuned for 93+ octane, and that is the only reason I use it.
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Originally Posted by AtlanticBlue99
use what the car is tuned for.
AB is right. No reason or benefit to using premium unless your car has been tuned outside of it's factory settings.
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lol idk what your friend was thinking (no offense) but with those mods its not needed at all.
i dont know when you'd have to move up but even with full bolt ons you'll be fine on regular gas
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Originally Posted by itschristorres8
lol idk what your friend was thinking (no offense) but with those mods its not needed at all.
i dont know when you'd have to move up but even with full bolt ons you'll be fine on regular gas
no matter the mods, without change in timing, 87 octane is needed b/c that is what the computer is setup to run factory
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you will be a tad bit faster with a higher octane, but it is not needed and wont help very much because your car will not be able to take full advantage of it, with a tune this can be a different story...
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It could even hurt it
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your friend probably said that because he probably just pretends to know alot about cars and really doesn't (one of my freinds is like this and is forever saying stupid things)
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Originally Posted by Steamboat 16
your friend probably said that because he probably just pretends to know alot about cars and really doesn't (one of my freinds is like this and is forever saying stupid things)

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i think we all know someone like that
believe it or not ive been told that i should get cobra heads and headers on my car .....a v6!
both were 2 different people
yes its a sad story
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im tuned for 87 and 93
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ive told some of those people to check the fluids in there blinker signals and the bairings in their muffler and a few hours later watched them do it

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