It negates the savings if I were to run it all the time. I'm doing it this
time as an experiment. I can't afford to fork over $60 each time I fill up
my tank with 110 CAM2 race gas and 92 premium pump gas. I wish I could
afford it, here's to dreaming.
Wayne
01 QC Sport 4x4 V8
----- Original Message -----
From: "droo" <03dakotacc4.7_4x4@comcast.net>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 5:40 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Re: Updates.
>
> On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 15:27:03 -0400, Wayne Allewelt <wallewelt@mai-aec.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Michael,
> >
> > I have a 01 4.7 4x4 QC and the highest i've seen around town is 13 mpg
> > and
> > that's on 87 pump gas and driving like grandma, which drove me crazy.
The
> > experiment i'm trying right now is running higher octane gas. This past
> > fill
> > up I put 4.5 gal of 110 octane unleaded and the rest with 92 octane. I
> > did
> > this to help clean the fuel system for one and see if it gave the truck
a
> > little more ummpf. It has given it a little more go, especially from a
> > rolling start. I won't know about the mileage till the end of the week.
> > I'll
> > keep you informed. I bet you all are saying that it would be cheaper to
> > put
> > in some fuel injector cleaner. I've done that and my mileage/performance
> > didn't show any noticable diff. at all. So I thought i'd throw in the
> > moer
> > expensive stuff, what the hell the QC is worth it.
> >
>
> Uhm. Won't the cost of the higher octane fuel negate any mpg inscrease
> advantage?
>
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