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Old 11-09-2007, 07:22 PM
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Default Regular or Super gas for 3.6 V6

I have been puting super gas in mustang recently....am i just wasting my money doing this or is there a big difference between super and regular??
 
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Old 11-09-2007, 07:26 PM
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We have 3.8l v6's.

Use regular 87 octane, our cars aren't tuned for premium or "super"
 
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Old 11-09-2007, 07:34 PM
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unless you are tuned for it your car might actually run worse
 
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Old 11-09-2007, 07:57 PM
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wasting money man, it will do nothing.
 
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Old 11-09-2007, 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Codiddy
unless you are tuned for it your car might actually run worse

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Old 11-10-2007, 08:18 AM
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wasting money
 
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Old 11-10-2007, 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Codiddy
unless you are tuned for it your car might actually run worse

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Old 11-10-2007, 08:36 PM
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Ditto, ditto, ditto.
 
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Old 11-16-2007, 12:19 AM
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What about the 4.0 V6? You use Regular correct? I haven't recieved my books yet but I was pretty sure it was Regular?
 
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Old 11-16-2007, 09:45 AM
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yup the 4.0's use 87 also
 
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Old 12-03-2007, 04:22 PM
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Hmm. Im using 93 octane and my car actually runs better. It feels like Im getting all that my sixer is worth, which isnt too much, but I could acutally tell a difference. Or maybe my engine is starting to break in at uhm...120,000 miles. hah.

But yeah. The **** aint cheap.
 
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Old 12-03-2007, 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by NeedACobra
Hmm. Im using 93 octane and my car actually runs better. It feels like Im getting all that my sixer is worth, which isnt too much, but I could acutally tell a difference. Or maybe my engine is starting to break in at uhm...120,000 miles. hah.

But yeah. The **** aint cheap.
your just wasting your money. The computer doesn't change its configuration by deciding what fuel is in your car. Only if you have a 93 octane tune otherwise like I said you are just wasting your money every time you pull up to the pump
 
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Old 12-03-2007, 10:47 PM
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What everyone else is saying, no reason to waste more cash.. just go with the reg octane..
 
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Old 12-04-2007, 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by PColav6
We have 3.8l v6's.

Use regular 87 octane, our cars aren't tuned for premium or "super"

haha yeah i was wondering about the 3.6 thing.
 
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