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Originally Posted by Avatard
I personally find it hilarious, and so indicative of people's ability to believe hype that so many people put higher octane fuel in their car than it actually requires, thinking they are doing some "good" by using "more expensive" gas, when in fact lower octane gas actually offers more power and BTUs...unless your car has the cylinder pressure or spark advance requirements to actually make use of premium.
...And yeah, what's up with diesel?
Used to be less than gasoline.
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Higher octane has more energy content, but lower octane is easier to ignite and burns a tad faster.
When gas prices are low, using higher octane doesn't make any sense.