gas choice? - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

poinker · 03-16-2009, 11:13 AM

regular, midgrade, or premium?

What do you plan on using?

undrcop2010 · 03-16-2009, 11:14 AM

unleaded

GrnMchin · 03-16-2009, 11:17 AM

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8012

Looks like premium

Angrybird 12 · 03-16-2009, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poinker

regular, unleaded, or premium?

What do you plan on using?

Around here we have a choice of regular (87), midgrade (89) or premimum (93-94) , all by federal law are unleaded for highway use...

I will use regular...(unleaded of course)

*CamaroSpike23* · 03-16-2009, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poinker

regular, unleaded, or premium?

What do you plan on using?

poinker · 03-16-2009, 11:24 AM

lol, i meant regular, midgrade, premium

BowtieGuy · 03-16-2009, 11:38 AM

Do you want the best performance and knock protection? Then you will get premium (91+). Do you want to cheap out? Then get whatever low grade 10% ethanol mix you can find.

Mr_Draco · 03-16-2009, 11:42 AM

For me it depends on the price difference between Regular and Premium. When it was 15 to 20 cents a gallon difference I was buying premium. Price is going back up here with Regular at $1.95 and Premium at $3.10

BowtieGuy · 03-16-2009, 11:49 AM

Jesus, 87 is $1.69 in OK. 91 is only $1.91.

Angrybird 12 · 03-16-2009, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BowtieGuy

Do you want the best performance and knock protection? Then you will get premium (91+). Do you want to cheap out? Then get whatever low grade 10% ethanol mix you can find.

If you talk to the GM engineers, The car is recommended for regular gas.. You buy premimum you are just wasting money and gas the SS guys can use ...

If the car was recommended for premimum but can use regular you would be partially right. because of all the sensors on these engines it can detect what grade gas is bing used and retune it'self accordingly. so knocking is not a problem..but performance will be downgraded some.. My Sky and HHR are recommended for premimum but they can use regular, which I use most of the time. and back when the gas went to $4.50 a gallon there was no premimum...

BowtieGuy · 03-16-2009, 01:00 PM

Why not use premium? It's just like why not use synthetic oil. It can't do anything but help, and the only difference it cost. If you want the best for your car, and the price difference is agreeable with you, go for it.

*Mr. Wyndham* · 03-16-2009, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BowtieGuy

Why not use premium? It's just like why not use synthetic oil.

For the V8...I agree with this logic.

But it won't do anything for the V6. It was fuel-mapped FOR regular, certified on regular, and reccomends regular...there is no benefit in running higher octane in this engine.

*CamaroSpike23* · 03-16-2009, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dragoneye

For the V8...I agree with this logic.

But it won't do anything for the V6. It was fuel-mapped FOR regular, certified on regular, and reccomends regular...there is no benefit in running higher octane in this engine.

till you throw TT's on it....lol either motor will have premium ran in it if I'm filling it up.

Angrybird 12 · 03-16-2009, 02:21 PM

Since this is the V6 powertrain section I assumed this was talking only about the V6.
Maybe the title should reflect that.

03-16-2009, 11:13 AM	#1
poinker Drives: 98 Jeep Cherokee Classic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 36	gas choice? regular, midgrade, or premium? What do you plan on using?

03-16-2009, 11:14 AM	#2
undrcop2010 Drives: 1LT/RS SIM Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: New York Posts: 193	unleaded __________________ 1LT/RS SIM!

03-16-2009, 11:38 AM	#7
BowtieGuy Enlightened Drives: Nothing Currently Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,285	Do you want the best performance and knock protection? Then you will get premium (91+). Do you want to cheap out? Then get whatever low grade 10% ethanol mix you can find. __________________ If you believe it is your right to speak freely no matter the content, relevance, or intelligence of statement, then it is my duty to the powers that be to set you straight. People have to talk about something just to keep their voice boxes in working order. So they'll have good voice boxes in case there's ever anything really meaningful to say. Kurt Vonnegut

03-16-2009, 11:49 AM	#9
BowtieGuy Enlightened Drives: Nothing Currently Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,285	Jesus, 87 is $1.69 in OK. 91 is only $1.91. __________________ If you believe it is your right to speak freely no matter the content, relevance, or intelligence of statement, then it is my duty to the powers that be to set you straight. People have to talk about something just to keep their voice boxes in working order. So they'll have good voice boxes in case there's ever anything really meaningful to say. Kurt Vonnegut

03-16-2009, 01:00 PM	#11
BowtieGuy Enlightened Drives: Nothing Currently Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,285	Why not use premium? It's just like why not use synthetic oil. It can't do anything but help, and the only difference it cost. If you want the best for your car, and the price difference is agreeable with you, go for it. __________________ If you believe it is your right to speak freely no matter the content, relevance, or intelligence of statement, then it is my duty to the powers that be to set you straight. People have to talk about something just to keep their voice boxes in working order. So they'll have good voice boxes in case there's ever anything really meaningful to say. Kurt Vonnegut

03-16-2009, 11:17 AM	#3
GrnMchin Not easy being Green Drives: 67 Nova SS Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 2,256	http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8012 Looks like premium

03-16-2009, 11:24 AM	#6
poinker Drives: 98 Jeep Cherokee Classic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 36	lol, i meant regular, midgrade, premium

03-16-2009, 11:42 AM	#8
Mr_Draco Drives: 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 7,181	For me it depends on the price difference between Regular and Premium. When it was 15 to 20 cents a gallon difference I was buying premium. Price is going back up here with Regular at $1.95 and Premium at $3.10

03-16-2009, 02:21 PM	#14
Angrybird 12 7 year Cancer Survivor! Drives: 17 Cruze RS, 07 G6 GT, 99 Astro Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 21,547	Since this is the V6 powertrain section I assumed this was talking only about the V6. Maybe the title should reflect that. __________________ Cancer's a bitch! Enjoy life while you can! LIVE, LOVE, DRIVE... The Bird is the word!

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Fuel pump or bad tank of gas?	Boomer Sooner	4th Generation Camaros	25	01-02-2009 06:34 PM
Sorry. For $31k, I wanted more power or less weight.A C5/C6 is the performance choice	TT C6	5th Gen Camaro SS LS LT General Discussions	41	10-17-2008 12:40 AM
GM: Natural Gas is an enticing alternative	Mr. Wyndham	General Automotive + Other Cars Discussion	12	08-02-2008 08:02 PM
Punks puncture gas tanks	Scotsman	General Automotive + Other Cars Discussion	22	05-30-2008 02:19 AM
Gas Guzzler Tax	Roflmao	Camaro V8 LS3 / L99 Engine, Exhaust, and Bolt-Ons	11	02-29-2008 05:29 PM