- Nov 20, 2007 10:21:46 pm
I usually put from the gas station 76, i put the 91 , but iv read around that it's best to put a lower grade of gas to help the car perform better and Is Shell better than 76??
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What Is The Best Gas To Put In The Scion tC?
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- Nov 20, 2007 10:42:59 pm
- fponce wrote:
- I usually put 76, i put the 91 , but iv read around that it's best to put a lower grade of gas to help the car perform better and Is Shell better than 76??
what the hell is 76? are you talking about octane? do they even make that? lol or is that the name of the station? it doesnt really matter where you go for the most part (give or take a few) as long as you put in at leat 89 octane -
- Nov 20, 2007 10:57:24 pm
put 93 you will see the different -
- Nov 20, 2007 11:00:54 pm
well i normally put in 83, but once every 3 months or so ill put in 93 just to keep the injectors somewat clean. the way gas prices are going i wont be doing that for a while -
- Nov 20, 2007 11:05:22 pm
i always put 93 -
- Nov 20, 2007 11:14:43 pm
why in the flying finnagle are you guys putting in high octane gas? Like throwing away money much? Or are you guys running high comp pistons/valves/springs that I just don't know about...? -
- Nov 20, 2007 11:15:21 pm
- InDakinG wrote:
- put 93 you will see the different
Well you have quite an imagination my friend.
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- Nov 20, 2007 11:25:50 pm
76 is an oldschool gas station.
87 for N/A
93 for F/I & N2O -
- Nov 20, 2007 11:27:44 pm
all that octane does is reduce engine knock. You wont get better mileage, you wont get any noticeable performance increases.
Engine knocking can best be described as late ignitions in the chamber AFTER the spark. These detonations cause the reverberation sounds. Knock can wear away the cylinder wall over time or even cause premature cracks in the piston. However, it is hardly a noticeable time difference. Higher octane will reduce knock by giving you a more refined fuel and better mixture.
If you want to baby your car use premium. If you aret a freak about it, use regular. -
- Nov 20, 2007 11:30:59 pm
nicak i got a jeep wrangler 2000 and i used to put 87 and one day i puted 93 i and i saw the different im sorry for your quite imagination my friend! -
- Nov 20, 2007 11:51:27 pm
High octane gas in your 4cyl N/A engine does NOTHING except put a hole in your pocket. Not to be rude but it is literally impossible to feel any kind of difference. Its just a higher octane fuel, not nitrous. It can't actually make your car run faster. -
- Nov 21, 2007 12:06:28 am
well ive tried runnin 87 ad my car hesitates bad. so ive been runnin 93 since about a month after i got it and it dosent do that. so yeah i think it runs better on 93. but thats my opinion to each there own i guess. -
- Nov 21, 2007 12:12:57 am
Okay, go ahead and keep running your 93 then...but how does the difference in your JEEP translate to any differences in your tC? Easy. It's doesn't. I'm sure when I become a rich oil tycoon that i'll appreciate your business though. -
- Nov 21, 2007 1:07:04 am
Hopefully soon i'll be switching to 93! yay! -
- Nov 21, 2007 1:13:39 am
Sorry but I don't think any type of gas is good to put on a scion, in maybe but not on, I just use the 87 I think, gas is to expensive otherwise... -
- Nov 21, 2007 3:19:36 am
if you seriously want to waste money, you can give it to me and not spend the money wasting it on premium.
go with regular 87.. but at least use a good top tier brand.
http://www.toptiergas.com/
and seriously.. higher octane is a waste of money... there's alot of information out there already about it
here's some just on this site...
http://www.clubsciontc.co..._thread&thread_id=487
http://www.clubsciontc.co...thread&thread_id=3331
http://www.clubsciontc.co...hread&thread_id=14502
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- Nov 21, 2007 4:52:06 am
The best gas to put is whatever is stated in the owner's manual. Higher octane won't hurt, but that all depends what you can afford, not the assumed benefits of it. -
- Nov 21, 2007 9:09:17 am
Hmm, it all depends on what you want. If you are N/A and enjoy spending money, then 93 octane is best.
If you are N/A and like getting whats best for your car, go with 87 octane.
Its all in the chemistry.
And if you want to clean the injectors and what not, use Texaco or Chevron gas. They have an added fuel injector/valve cleaner called Techron. Its some kind of amine compound.
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- Nov 21, 2007 11:18:53 am
Higher octane gas does NOT clean your injectors better then lower octane gas, so running a tank of 93 every once in a while does nothing but cost you more. The detergents in the gas are what helps to keep your system clean, and they are dependent on the brand of gas, not its octane level. The higher octane gas has a different volatility towards combustion then lower octane causing it to burn at a different rate. Running 93 in a stock n/a tc only allows more gas to be expelled through your exhaust, nothing more. It will not provide performance. Read the links that Squall posted.
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