I didn't see this part earlier. The answer is, no....
I use mainly premo thinking it may prolong the life of the car, but does it?
Yes. And the premium gas is 70 ~ 80¢ more per gallon on Shell gas I’m using in our area.We have not, but it really only makes a difference above 4k RPM. Certainly not worth the extra 60 cents a gal in our area.
In official power rating curves, Mazda says it's an "unnecessary spending on premium fuel" by 2.5T owners if they drive mostly under 4,000 rpm, because the power curves are exactly the same between using 87 and 93 octan from 0~4,000 rpm.I've tried both and have not noticed anything.
I use mainly premo thinking it may prolong the life of the car, but does it?
That’s true only so far, since he’s talking about WOT power on the dyno, not real-world driving. The engine doesn’t know what fuel you put in, only that if it detects detonation it cuts back ignition timing/power. 87 octane fuel will cause detonation under conditions where 91/93 will not so its use can reduce power. This doesn’t happen only at WOT but can happen any time you quickly demand more power at low rpm, even at part throttle. This means during passing, pulling away from a light, etc.The 93 octane gains are all north of 4000 RPM according to Dave Coleman, Mazda NA's engineer/racer guy….
How's this for another can of worms - any gains from 91 octane over 87, or does it need to be the full enchilada, 93?
Not just among the highest in the nation, but California gas prices hit an average price of $4.676 Sunday, setting the highest recorded average price for regular gasoline, according to AAA.⋯ What sucks is our gas prices which are among the highest in the nation. Locally they are $4.99 a gallon and down the hill $4.89 a gallon for 91 octane.
As I said in my other thread over a year ago...it's coming. Profit!Not just among the highest in the nation, but California gas prices hit an average price of $4.676 Sunday, setting the highest recorded average price for regular gasoline, according to AAA.
California average gas prices hit all-time record high
It’s nice that now you have a gas-saving Toyota RAV4 Prime! I tried to find a Prius Prime but there’re very few available, with high markup of course!As I said in my other thread over a year ago...it's coming. Profit!
I also invested in small cap oil stocks mid 2020 and got a healthy 300% return when I cashed out. All of this was foreseeable and is independent of the election outcome, whether people want to admit that or not.It’s nice that now you have a gas-saving Toyota RAV4 Prime! I tried to find a Prius Prime but there’re very few available, with high markup of course!
Did you replace your 2017 with a 2019+ CX-5 with the turbo?I don't care what anyone says, My CX-5 loves high test. It runs smoother and I get a few more kms per tank. It's not amazing gains but it's noticeable. Especially the 94 Octane. It runs very well.