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Higher octane does not help gas mileage or produce more power. Octane is just a spark knock suppressant. Nothing more.

Supersonic spark plugs? Whatever they are, is not likely to be doing much either. The spark plug serves one purpose and that is to ignite the A/F mixture. It works or it doesn't.
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That is total B.S. I have been trying regular for the last 10 tanks and I am getting 24 highway and 13 city. I was using Premium 93 and was getting 29 highway and 16 city. This was after I had changed all my fluids and coolant and started from new. While saving money on the price of regular I am going to go back to premium. I can not believe there is no difference. I have tried it myself and recorded the mileage from 10 tanks each and the extra mileage is truly there. I use Nitrogen filled tires as well.
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http://www.bajajusa.com/High%20Octane.htm

"There is ABSOLUTELY NO BENEFIT to using a higher octane than your engine needs. The only benefit is increased profits to the oil companies that have cleverly convinced some of the public that their new "Super-Duper, Premium-High-Test, Clean-Burning, Used-By-Famous-Racing-Types-All-Around-The-World, Extra-Detergent-Laden-Keep-Your-Pipes-Clean, Extra-High-Octane" fuel is your engines’ best friend. The swami is telling you the truth, don’t listen to that talking cartoon car.

The swami hears people insisting that they got better mileage, better acceleration, and less dental plaque by switching to a high-octane fuel. The swami reminds these people that in every pharmacy is a special miracle pill that is often prescribed by doctors, it works wonders because people believe that it works wonders; it’s called a "placebo". The swami warns: never confuse faith with physics!"



http://74.6.239.67/search/cache?ei=U...icp=1&.intl=us
Octane Myths
High octane gasoline improves mileage.
In general, if your car is designed to run on 87 octane gasoline, high octane gasoline will not improve
mileage. If switching to high octane gasoline does improve mileage, you might find that your engine, or its
control systems, need repair.
High octane gasoline gives quicker starting.
No, it doesn’t.
High octane gasoline increases power.
If your car is designed to run on 87 octane gasoline, you shouldn’t notice any more power on high octane
gasoline. Again, if it does make a noticeable difference, your engine, or the engine’s electronic control
systems, may need repair.
High octane gasoline has been refined more – it is just a better product.
Additional refining steps are used to increase the octane; however, these additional steps do not necessarily
make the gasoline a “better” product for all engines. They just yield a different blend of hydrocarbons that
burn more slowly. The additional steps also increase the price.

http://www.handymanwire.com/articles/octane.html
The facts on High Octane Gasoline
Do you buy a high octane gasoline for your car because you want to improve its performance? If so, you should note: the recommended gasoline for most cars is regular octane. In fact, in most cases, using a higher octane gasoline than your owner’s manual recommends offers absolutely no benefit. It won’t make your car perform better, go faster, get better mileage or run cleaner. Your best bet: listen to your owner’s manual.

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Wile i agree with the statement "There is ABSOLUTELY NO BENEFIT to using a higher octane than your engine needs", There can be a benefit to not using a fuel with an Octane rating that is too low. Many of todays higher performance engines may have there octane requirements increase over time due to carbon buildup raising compression slightly, Hot spots developing within the combustion chamber, Worn plugs,etc. This can cause pre -ignition. Many of todays engine management systems will detect this and retard the timing to compensate. This can decrease fuel mileage. When a higher octane is used, Higher mileage can be seen. This is not because premium has any more energy but that the engine is running closer peak efficiencies.

41 MPG Highway (The best trip tested)
30 City (Town really)
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Just don't try to pass! But it runs on B100
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All understood and agreed with, but it won't make the kind of difference that is talking about.
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