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Offline BarryBD

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Re: I put 22 gallons of gas in my truck last night....
« Reply #30 on: November 16, 2008, 03:25:26 PM »
Nearly 8 dollars in Europe :mad: :mad:

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Re: I put 22 gallons of gas in my truck last night....
« Reply #31 on: November 16, 2008, 03:47:45 PM »
I drove thru town today and it had dropped to $1.79/gal. Man I got ripped off.
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Re: I put 22 gallons of gas in my truck last night....
« Reply #32 on: November 16, 2008, 03:57:34 PM »
The last time gas was this cheap I hadn't had my driver's license for long! :) 
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Re: I put 22 gallons of gas in my truck last night....
« Reply #33 on: November 16, 2008, 04:38:26 PM »
was $1.73 this morning in St Louis area  :O :aok
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Re: I put 22 gallons of gas in my truck last night....
« Reply #34 on: November 16, 2008, 05:34:37 PM »
$6.84 / gallon boy it's cheap again. Was closer to 8 before.
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Re: I put 22 gallons of gas in my truck last night....
« Reply #35 on: November 16, 2008, 05:56:01 PM »
I can still remember buying gas for 18 cents a gallon....... :cry
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Re: I put 22 gallons of gas in my truck last night....
« Reply #36 on: November 16, 2008, 06:36:36 PM »
$2.35 in The San Fransisco Bay area
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Re: I put 22 gallons of gas in my truck last night....
« Reply #37 on: November 16, 2008, 07:19:04 PM »
$2.25 in Vegas.
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Re: I put 22 gallons of gas in my truck last night....
« Reply #38 on: November 16, 2008, 07:25:08 PM »
$1.71, way south Texas.
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Re: I put 22 gallons of gas in my truck last night....
« Reply #39 on: November 16, 2008, 08:44:17 PM »
In 1986 I remember paying $1 for a gallon of gas and $1 for a pack of Marlboughros

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Re: I put 22 gallons of gas in my truck last night....
« Reply #40 on: November 16, 2008, 08:46:55 PM »
somethin like 2.20 in south western massachusetts, depending on were you are. that was 2 or 3 days ago, not sure now
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Re: I put 22 gallons of gas in my truck last night....
« Reply #41 on: November 16, 2008, 11:04:54 PM »
In 1986 I remember paying $1 for a gallon of gas and $1 for a pack of Marlboughros


i started driving in 1979. 89 octane leaded regular was 89 cents. 93 octane super unleaded was around .99 or 1.01 or so.
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Re: I put 22 gallons of gas in my truck last night....
« Reply #42 on: November 17, 2008, 01:08:47 AM »
Nearly 8 dollars in Europe :mad: :mad:

So far BarryBD is the only one who has a free pass to complain about fuel prices.
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Re: I put 22 gallons of gas in my truck last night....
« Reply #43 on: November 17, 2008, 10:47:37 AM »
gas hasnt been this cheap since right after I started driving lol. If it stays like this till summer, new camaro here i come

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Re: I put 22 gallons of gas in my truck last night....
« Reply #44 on: November 17, 2008, 11:48:54 AM »
Correct, that is because most engines have roughly an 8-1 compression ratio. The only reason to run higher octane gas is if you have a high compression engine. If you run high octane gas in a normal compression engine, not only are you wasting your money on more expensive gas, your actual gas mileage will probably suffer a bit too.

Many turbocharged cars will run higher compression ratios and require premium. Also, many European models require it as in Europe - what qualifies for 'premium' in the US is equivalent to the lowest octane fuel generally available (91 R+M/2 - 95 RON).

My wife's Volkswagen has a 2.0 Turbo I4 used by many Volkswagen / Audi models. It requires premium.

I'm curious as to why mileage will suffer in a car tuned for regular, but running premium? I agree there's not necessarily going to be any benefit, but I can't see why there would be any detriment either. I would think it goes like this:

Two cars - 1 tuned for 87, the other tuned for 91 are filled up with regular. The engine management module in the 87 car detects no knocking so runs as normal and produces its maximum power. The 91 car detects some knocking so retards the ignition a bit to compensate and suffers a loss of maximum power.

Next, both cars are filled with premium. The engine management module in the 87 car detects no knocking so runs as normal. The engine management module in the 91 car also detects no knocking and so runs as normal and develops its maximum power.

So while there's no advantage to using premium in the 87 car, I don't see where the disadvantage comes from (other than wasted money). That said, the holes in my mechanical knowledge have been cruelly exposed on this board before.  :D