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  1. #1 2 quick gas/octane questions 
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    Is it fine to mix 93 and 89 octane to get 91? Probably a 60-40 split of 93 and 89 since gas difference here is about 30 cents. Does the car run better the higher the octane level? Theres a shell near my house that sells 95 octane.
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    how about we man up and pay the 3 extra dollars and run 93. or pony up for that 95, straight as well. i can get a 100 here but its 10 bucks a gal. i aint going that far lol

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    Sure.

    Or just find a place that sells 91 as that will be cheaper than 93.

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    If 93 is available use 93. The extra time it is going to take you to mix 93 and 89 will negate any "savings"

    Lets just say that 89 is 2.49 and 93 is 2.79 and you need 10 gallons. A 5 gallon mix of each will cost you 26.40. Straight 93 will cost you 27.90. That's a grand total of 1.50 "savings" over 10 gallons. You will likely see less mpg on your mix and see more knock if you're logging.


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    A 50 cents a gallon difference in price is only a $8.50 difference per 17 gallon tank.
    If you use a tank of gas every week, that's $442.00 a year.
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    you will be better off just using premium.
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    Make ghetto premium with e85 and 87 octane lol.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LEVELX View Post
    A 50 cents a gallon difference in price is only a $8.50 difference per 17 gallon tank.
    If you use a tank of gas every week, that's $442.00 a year.
    Eat more grilled cheddar cheese sandwiches for dinner during the week!
    Get the good stuff.
    WOW, Check that out. You get financial, dietary, and lifestyle advice all in one neat and tidy package ! How can a forum this valuable be on it's way to extinction ? Life is certainly not fair. lol P.S. Grilled cheese sandwiches rock.
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    Open faced grilled cheddar cheese...grilled under a broiler on
    toasted Arnold's bread. Or Peppridge Farm White bread!
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