2008 CX-7 will run on regular

[koala]

gas is still cheaper than milk, so who cares.

 

[jersey_emt]

gas is still cheaper than milk, so who cares.

I hate that comparison.

Sure, it is true, but you don't drink a gallon of milk every 25 miles or so.

 

[Kansei]

Maybe you don't..

 

[Quickie]

I decided to do this instead. Buy a bottle of octane booster and leave it in the car. just in case i have to use crappy gas, i could just make the diffrence with the bottle add-on.

 

[AWmustang]

If I remember correctly the manual says specifically not to use octane boosters.

 

[cruzdreamer]

funny

gas is still cheaper than milk, so who cares.

Never thought of it that way.....funny. Oh but who drinks more than a gallon a week?? hee, hee. Stick with premium gang...most had to know and did not mind about the use of premium.

 

[spike blue]

im happy the way my cx-7 performs and the way drinks gas so i don;t like the idea of getting a slow turbo with just 87 oct in gas i rather pay more than having a slow car it just me!!

 

[koala]

I hate that comparison.

Sure, it is true, but you don't drink a gallon of milk every 25 miles or so.

Indeed.

Also, consider that to get gasoline into your tank it requires a hell of a lot more resources than it does to get milk into your refrigerator.

It's also a lot more difficult to create more oil than it is to create more cows.

The problem with gasoline is that we need a s*** load of it to go anywhere. If it wasn't as cheap as it is, a lot of people would have major economic problems.

Europe pays about twice for gas as much as we do in North America, but they typically do not have to travel as far, either... imagine if they did. (eyeballs)

 

[erhayes]

There are other long term issues when running a lower octane fuel than the manufacture recomends. One such problem that often surfaces is carboning of the intake valve backside. This has been documented several times although with different manufactures. The CX7 engine is new enough to not have much long term data available to date. Why would I buy a relatively high performance vehicle with a turbo engine and not use a prferend or recomended fuel? A 25-$30,000 new vehicle that I drive ~ 200 miles per week and spend ~$0.30 more per gallon. If I get 20mpg then I'm using 10 gallons X $0.3= $3.00 per week. It is not rational thinking to be a chinze on fuel. JMO

 

[xtrememps]

The CX-7 will more than likely WALK on regular gas, not run. That is all.

 

[Laser]

There are other long term issues when running a lower octane fuel than the manufacture recomends. One such problem that often surfaces is carboning of the intake valve backside. This has been documented several times although with different manufactures. The CX7 engine is new enough to not have much long term data available to date.

Would 87 octane plus booster still exhibit carbon buildup, i.e., is it an octane issue or a refining issue? A previous poster mentioned that booster was not recommended. Why?

 

[erhayes]

I don't know much about "booster" but, if it is the stuff sold in the pint can it will only raise the octain # by a few tens I'm told. i.e. 90 octain + 1 can booster = 90.25 octane. The booster can is usually misleading and when it says a 5 point increase it usually mean 0.50. I have also read negitive things about some booster additives in that it does coat spark plugs and intake valves but, then again I have no first hand experience with the chemistry of booster stuff.

 

[Kansei]

So is there any "true" octane booster that can be purchased anywhere? It's a real issue for turbo cars or any cars tuned that need premium fuel at all times. 90% of the gas stations here offer all grades.. only ones in the ghettoes don't... but usually the last thing I'd wanna do in those areas is get out of the car...

 

[erhayes]

I read that toluine (sp) has been used as a real octane booster. Go to www.bobistheoilguy.com and ask the question of knowledgable people.