biglip

i dunno when i use 94 i notice more power and better idle in my car, i had a cbr125r and when i used regular gas it ran like ****, 91 was better but when i ran 94 with nitrogen additive i noticed it ran waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better

Mark1283

Damn that was good, this multi-opinion octane/fuel debate. Guess I'll be pumping 94 since I'm going APR next month

pr0digy25

Here Ultra 94 is "Premium"... when I was in Kuwait, the "cheapie" stuff was 94... the premium was 98.

tml

that was prob 98 RON

just like in europe it's 95 & 98.. which is like 90-91 93-94

so yeah the cheap gas is better then our 87.. but the 98 that people see is really 93-94 octane

sakimano

94 = faster, even if you're not tuned for it. Your Audi ECU can take advantage of a little more octane. Reality is that it's ideally running 92-93 anyway. 91 is ****.

a4rob

sorry to burst your bubble but its been pretty much proven that Shell 91 will perform the same as 94.

cheeba

You've seen a stock ECU pulling timing due to knocking on 91 octane? On a stock vehicle, I'd say the only time you're getting knock on 91 is if something else is wrong with it – IAT too high, fuel temp issues, engine bay too hot, plug gaps, coilpack issues, etc. – and not because the fuel can't handle the conservative compression ratio of an OEM engine.




I'm not sure if you're making this statement with some implicit conditions in mind, but it's incorrect as is. As long as the ratings are accurate, with the correct tuning you will always be able to make more power on the higher-octane rated fuel. If you meant for a stock vehicle, only then is your statement correct.

Tmurphy99

You never need to use gasoline that has a higher octane rating than what is recommended by you car manufacturer.
The only thing you will gain by using a higher octane fuel than is required is a bigger dent in your wallet.
You will definitely not receive higher mileage figures from using it.
It will not clean your engine any better than the required octane rated fuel.

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sergioregraguy

cleaner fuel, and cleans your fuel injectors. and 3 cents more.