Regular or 91 Octane for '17 Raptor
10-15-2016, 07:37 PM
#2
Senior Member
No
10-16-2016, 09:51 AM
#3
From pg 178 of the OM:
Your vehicle is designed to operate on regular unleaded gasoline with a minimum pump (R+M)/2 octane rating of 87.
Some fuel stations, particularly those in high altitude areas, offer fuels posted as regular unleaded gasoline with an octane rating below 87. We do not recommend these fuels.
For best overall vehicle and engine performance, premium fuel with an octane rating of 91 or higher is recommended. The performance gained by using premium fuel is most noticeable in hot weather as well as other conditions, for example when towing a trailer.
Your vehicle is designed to operate on regular unleaded gasoline with a minimum pump (R+M)/2 octane rating of 87.
Some fuel stations, particularly those in high altitude areas, offer fuels posted as regular unleaded gasoline with an octane rating below 87. We do not recommend these fuels.
For best overall vehicle and engine performance, premium fuel with an octane rating of 91 or higher is recommended. The performance gained by using premium fuel is most noticeable in hot weather as well as other conditions, for example when towing a trailer.
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Dredlin (10-17-2016)
10-16-2016, 09:45 PM
#6
wait. what?
10-16-2016, 10:20 PM
#7
I just don't understand how so many people get suckered into buying premium fuel, thinking it does something different or saying they can feel the difference.
I know a lot of truckers that drive tankers. When they have a little bit of regular fuel left over it ALWAYS gets dumped into the premium fuel. Some of these truckers don't even care and will dump diesel in with the premium fuel also.
Unless you really believe that if their is a 1/8 of a tank of regular gas left in a tanker they haul it all the way back to the depot.
I know a lot of truckers that drive tankers. When they have a little bit of regular fuel left over it ALWAYS gets dumped into the premium fuel. Some of these truckers don't even care and will dump diesel in with the premium fuel also.
Unless you really believe that if their is a 1/8 of a tank of regular gas left in a tanker they haul it all the way back to the depot.
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10-17-2016, 07:00 AM
#8
It's a balance of personal preference, hearsay, and the occassional study (key word here is study, with a statistically significant sample size as opposed to random articles that simply conduct a side-by-side evaluation). With "Top Tier" fuel at 15mpg costing only an average additional $376 per year - I'll stick with the higher octane.
Key points from a 2016 AAA study published in Consumer Reports (A nonprofit organization providing unbiased product ratings and reviews since 1936. We put over 4000 products through rigorous testing each year.):
The results showed that on average, Top Tier gasoline had 19 times fewer carbon deposits on injectors, intake valves, and in the combustion chamber when compared to regular gasoline.
AAA also found Top Tier gasoline can have a cleansing effect, reducing intake valve deposits by 45 to 72 percent when used over a 5,000-mile interval. Variation in the results is attributed to the detergents used by different brands.
Link to the article: http://www.consumerreports.org/car-m...h-extra-price/
Key points from a 2016 AAA study published in Consumer Reports (A nonprofit organization providing unbiased product ratings and reviews since 1936. We put over 4000 products through rigorous testing each year.):
The results showed that on average, Top Tier gasoline had 19 times fewer carbon deposits on injectors, intake valves, and in the combustion chamber when compared to regular gasoline.
AAA also found Top Tier gasoline can have a cleansing effect, reducing intake valve deposits by 45 to 72 percent when used over a 5,000-mile interval. Variation in the results is attributed to the detergents used by different brands.
Link to the article: http://www.consumerreports.org/car-m...h-extra-price/
