Gas Grade Poll. Regular or Premium

[PCgrad98]

Curious to see what people will use

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[SevenT]

If it recommends 87, just like my wife's 2014 Fusion, then 87 it is.

 

[azbittel]

At costco we can get 87 or 91, 91 is usually about the same as 87 at a typical corner store, maybe a few cents more than 87 at a chain.

We will put exclusively 91 in it.

 

[Daktari]

regularly I'll be using regular, on a road trip I'll be using premium. Around town it won't make any difference, so might as well save the $. Going up the mountains it might make a difference, so I'll go premium then.

Oh, except the first tank, that's gonna be premium, hope I can talk the dealer into that or I'll just wait until I used up what ever they give me when I pick it up.

 

[GoldenKnight]

Tuned for premium, so that's what I'll use

 

[Techun]

regularly I'll be using regular, on a road trip I'll be using premium. Around town it won't make any difference, so might as well save the $. Going up the mountains it might make a difference, so I'll go premium then.

Oh, except the first tank, that's gonna be premium, hope I can talk the dealer into that or I'll just wait until I used up what ever they give me when I pick it up.

Why use premium on a road trip? You're just going to be steady state cruising 90% of the time, unless you do things differently than most...

 

[Rick Astley]

I was told on these digital pages that anything less than Premium 93 RON gasoline will cause the motor to explode on Bronco.

Thankfully the 2.7 is twin turbocharged, so you get penalized more for using lower RON fuel.

 

[LarryZiegler]

I'll be putting premium into this puppy since it is tuned for it. If I can't afford the extra $4/tank of fuel, I shouldn't be buying a $50,000 vehicle. The Acura which the Bronco will replace already runs on premium, so the only difference is the gas mileage.

 

[RBF 1401]

Why use premium on a road trip? You're just going to be steady state cruising 90% of the time, unless you do things differently than most...

My road trips usully involve multiple 6% and 7% grades at 7000-9000ft elevations with a fully loaded vehicle. There's a road with an 8% grade, but I haven't been that way lately.

 

[Bronco4lyfe85]

I was told on these digital pages that anything less than Premium 93 RON gasoline will cause the motor to explode on Bronco.

Thankfully the 2.7 is twin turbocharged, so you get penalized more for using lower RON fuel.

Please provide direct quotes, I’d love to see who said that!

 

[Rick Astley]

Please provide direct quotes, I’d love to see who said that!

It was an eccentric characterization of what you have said in the past, actually.

And you know that's where I was going with it! HA HA HA!!!!

 

[FlyingScot]

Please provide direct quotes, I’d love to see who said that!

If anything it would be people saying putting premium in would grenade the poor 10R60

 

[xcxv]

E15 88

 

[wilbersk]

Can anyone on here explain why switching octane levels from time to time WONT make knocking more likely down the road?

 

[LarryZiegler]

Can anyone on here explain why switching octane levels from time to time WONT make knocking more likely down the road?

The computer that controls the engine will detect the lower grade of gas and de-tune the engine in order to avoid any knocking.

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