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Old Sep 8, 2005 | 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by SilverCoupe
What octane is "hi test?"
Yeah...hi-test??

I drove from Kalifornia to Pennsyltucky and saw varied octane ratings.

Regular out west seems to start at 85 octane and top out at 91. Out east, starts at 87 and tops out at 93 (ok...Sunoco 94 is avail.). 91 is recommended but is considered premium in CA and almost mid-grade in PA.
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Old Sep 8, 2005 | 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by 70454
Yeah...hi-test??

I drove from Kalifornia to Pennsyltucky and saw varied octane ratings.

Regular out west seems to start at 85 octane and top out at 91. Out east, starts at 87 and tops out at 93 (ok...Sunoco 94 is avail.). 91 is recommended but is considered premium in CA and almost mid-grade in PA.
You can get 91 octane REGULAR in the west and 93 REGULAR in the east? I have never seen such high octane ratings for regular unleaded. I live in North Carolina and Regular unleaded is 87 octane. Premium is 93 and the middle grade is 89.
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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 12:04 AM
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Originally Posted by blznsdl
Corvette forum is the only"Consumer Report" worth it's salt.

Our forum does not dissect refrigerators...only vettes.

C/R....puleeease....!!!
and we even have a FAQ section
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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 12:22 AM
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For toasters and vacuum cleaners maybe they have some good suggestions, but when it comes to cars,
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