[Z06] Help! Running 87 Octane
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Drifting
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From: Gulf of Mexico Florida West Coast
Help! Running 87 Octane
hABIB, I am in America for 5 days fills me up with regular.-F#*K.
I started pinging badly 15 minutes later, thats when I read the reciept. I run 93 or 94 only because of my tune. Did I do damage to my engine and other than draining the tank what can I do?
I started pinging badly 15 minutes later, thats when I read the reciept. I run 93 or 94 only because of my tune. Did I do damage to my engine and other than draining the tank what can I do?
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Whatever you do drive the car very easy and dont beat on it, I would go and get some octane booster right away, put it in the tank and drive the car pretty easy till it gets close to empty, then fill it back up with premium, you should be fine.
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St. Jude Donor '08
Originally Posted by MVR 155
Whatever you do drive the car very easy and dont beat on it, I would go and get some octane booster right away, put it in the tank and drive the car pretty easy till it gets close to empty, then fill it back up with premium, you should be fine.
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St. Jude Donor '15, '17
Octane boosters do not help much. If you are lucky it will bump you to 87.4 Drive it real easy and as the regular runs out get more 93 to add as you go. Or if you have unleaded Sunoco race gas available like GT 100 add 5 or six gallons and it will bump the 87 stuff up. Good luck! Even though they say the Z can handle it Don't run regular.
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Originally Posted by MVR 155
Whatever you do drive the car very easy and dont beat on it, I would go and get some octane booster right away, put it in the tank and drive the car pretty easy till it gets close to empty, then fill it back up with premium, you should be fine.
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JC what were you thinking--really no problem,just use this tank without a heavy foot-- 
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Drifting
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From: Gulf of Mexico Florida West Coast
Thanks all for the suggestions! Unfortantly it started pinging at high speed maybe for a good mile. (I had my favorite CD cranked up before I noticed) I will go easy, I put some octane additive in the tank and topped off with 93 almost 5 gallons.
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From: Slower than a speeding bullet................ Fort Lauderdale, FL
One tank of 87 should have absolutely no long-term effect on the car. Just don't drive fast, and it won't ping. Get it down about half-way, and then fill 'er up with the good stuff.
It's not like it was filled with diesel fuel.
It's not like it was filled with diesel fuel.
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From: Prescott AZ
St. Jude Donor '04
It's fine just put the car has a knock sensor and it will drop the timing to offset the ping. I agree with everyone else run it down to about 5/8 drop 100 octane in
Last edited by Wicked C5; Jan 12, 2006 at 12:27 AM.
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Originally Posted by VetteZ16
hABIB, I am in America for 5 days fills me up with regular.-F#*K.
I started pinging badly 15 minutes later, thats when I read the reciept. I run 93 or 94 only because of my tune. Did I do damage to my engine and other than draining the tank what can I do?
I started pinging badly 15 minutes later, thats when I read the reciept. I run 93 or 94 only because of my tune. Did I do damage to my engine and other than draining the tank what can I do?
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That's one thing about Jersey I hate... last time I was driving through I just go out and pumped my own damn gas. I live there for 8 years, but before I was old enough to drive.
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From: Palm Coast Fl
If you bought the gas from a "Major Refiner" contact their customer service at HQ lodge a complaint and see if you can get a remedy. Also put them on notice for any potential engine damage. Should get their attention!