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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 06:06 AM
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lol could have been worse. I have already seen cases of Diesel. The look on my friends face when his girlfriend said she just filled up with Diesel made him almost cry.






87 is nothing. just keep putting in some 93 or 94 octane as everyone else has mention and you will be fine. Just no dyno days for a while

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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 06:51 AM
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Your car is totalled. PM me and I will take it off your hands for $500 hahaha.
I used to have a 00 Eclipse GT and it also required 93 gas. I probably was putting 93 in there for the first year and after that I used 87 for like 7 years. Finally traded it in for current RA. Never had a problem with it.
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by lostirc
Hey everyone, I need some help.

So I let my GF drive my Ralliart to work today (damn SST! ) and she being the appreciative, caring women she is decided to fill up my tank. Only problem is she thought the different gas grades were "just for show". So, as of now I have a half-tank full of 87 grade gas.
This thread has convinced me not to let my GF drive my Ralliart!
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 01:15 AM
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I put in 91 when I am tuned for 94...just don't go wot.
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 07:01 AM
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Whoever is saying to drain it is retarded. You are fine, just dont rag on it.
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 07:20 AM
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just drive it normal youll be fine
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 10:58 AM
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correct me if im wrong ( i know i have it) but i think even the stock ECU has the low octane map doesn't it?
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 01:59 PM
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Your car is equipped with a low-octane map, and a knock sensor, and all sorts of electronic wizardry, so it will protect itself from harm. Just don't drive the $#!+ out of it.
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 02:08 PM
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Stay at half throttle or less and it will be fine for this tank. I would run it as low as you can and then get a fresh tank of 93 octane at the next fillup. Even if it was only at 90 octane range the amount of extra knock would be minimal and it would scale back timing by using the low octane maps if needed.
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 03:58 PM
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my buddy has an evox and his motor just blew up from running 90 he was just crusin down the interstate at 70 with the cruise on and pop blew a rod not to fun when your driving across country
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Old Nov 26, 2009 | 06:35 PM
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my buddy has an evox and his motor just blew up from running 90 he was just crusin down the interstate at 70 with the cruise on and pop blew a rod not to fun when your driving across country
Bull$hit

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Old Nov 26, 2009 | 07:16 PM
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Old Nov 30, 2009 | 05:39 PM
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jeeze just fill it up with premium, 87 can be used in case of emergency as per the manual. It's not like your engine or any of its components are going to blow up for putting in 87 just this once.

You should be OK. And he is right you can use 87 in an emergency per the manual.
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Old Nov 30, 2009 | 06:09 PM
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4L of Meth or Paint thinner will fix that problem for you Or you can just top up with the highest premium you can find
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Old Nov 30, 2009 | 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by lostirc
Hey everyone, I need some help.

So I let my GF drive my Ralliart to work today (damn SST! ) and she being the appreciative, caring women she is decided to fill up my tank. Only problem is she thought the different gas grades were "just for show". So, as of now I have a half-tank full of 87 grade gas.

I know this is not ideal but how bad is this for my engine? I'm currently running stock.

OMG dude, I would leave that 87 octane in the tank and totally drive the **** out of that car...redline every shift and stay in boost. Then when you blow something up it will totally give you an excuse to pour massive amounts of cash into motor and turbo upgrades and she will feel like it was her fault so she won't say a word! Oh delicious guilt!!!

You've been given a rare opportunity my man......don't waste it!
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