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Originally Posted by erasedgod
Which is kind of like the misconception that "misnomer" is the same as "misconception". 
But you're right, putting higher octane in may not add power or mileage, but lower octane fuel is more prone to detonation and in a high-compression car, that could be really bad. That's not a risk I'm willing to take to save $3 a tank. |
I agree, except that the computer can detect whether you are using 93 or 87. There is a tune for each, and the 87 tune doesn't perform quite as well. If you pit 2 Camaro V8s against one another at the track, and only one uses premium, I guarantee you that the premium Camaro SS will win by a small margin.