JDMCQ's Garage

$96 to fill the tank this morning

 

still not helping

I'm tired and still haven't heard back from the mortgage lady. This is really driving me nuts.

 

That is a lot of cash.

 

i've never hit $80 to fill up the tank. I'm rarely over $70.

 

91 octane $1.449/L, $5.485/gallon

 

Ouch, that sucks. Did they at least lube you up first?

 

Any reason for running 91? I have a 2.7L and use 87 octane. I may try a higher octane this summer to see if the acceleration is better when the AC is on.

 

pffft

 

last summer I tracked my fuel economy and determined that 91 (no ethanol) averaged 2 MPG better than 87 (up to 10% ethanol).
at the current prices the cost difference per 500 miles is $0.54 (91 $1.449/L, 87 $1.299/L).

 

This is interesting. I was just reading somewhere else about this, and I may give it a try. I think I heard that at lower octane/more ethanol, the ECU makes it run richer to make up for the lack of energy in the fuel volume. Which seems stupid if you are trying to reduce emissions, also.

 

I will start with my next fill up to see if there is any difference.

 

1.49 MPG gain for 2x4
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/pe...vs-91-octain-fuel-my-findings.html#post184321

 

LOL. Classic Chris:

"octain yeilded"