2005 4WD SE fuel type

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KingofQueens
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2005 4WD SE fuel type

Postby KingofQueens » Wed Jul 23, 2014 6:16 pm

What type of fuel do you guys use? Inside the gas flap it says use premium for top performance...


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Postby disallow » Wed Jul 23, 2014 7:57 pm

87 regular for my 05.

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Postby Kestral » Wed Jul 23, 2014 8:06 pm

With my 2012 I notice a real slight "Ping" with 87 only when the truck downshifts and the engine revs for a split second. I do not notice any "Ping" when I run 91-93. I see no difference in power so I stick with the 87 as I see little benefit to running the premium fuel I really don't think a slight "ping" will damage a thing. By the way I see no difference between 87 and 89.

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Postby smj999smj » Fri Jul 25, 2014 5:35 am

87 octane in my 06. If I was towing, I'd go with premium.

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Postby HydroPonix » Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:48 pm

Ive ran 91 with a lucas injector additive on every fill since i bought the car, occasionally using bg44k to give my pistons a good cleaning, I avg 17 to 19 mpg on hwy (my pathy is only used for hwy driving). On good days ill hit 20 to 23mpg, 27mpg was the best i ever got at 60 mph on a flat road but i think it was a fluke.


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