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07-07-2009, 10:56 AM
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"Bad Booger" 02 Black ZO6
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Used regular gas...
I was low on gas in my 02 ZO6 and stopped to fill er' up but all they had was regular. About ten miles to the next one so I put $2. (6 tenths of a gallon) reg. in it and hoped for the best. It ran fine, I even tried to see if it would ping accelerating hard from 900 RPM in 6th and no problem. I must have been pretty low because when I filled with premium 10 miles later it took 16.4 gallons. Anybody else ever use regular or mid grade gas? Just curious.
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07-07-2009, 11:10 AM
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Senior Member
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I mistakenly filled my old 85 with regular one time...it did not like it.
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07-07-2009, 12:42 PM
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Pres712
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Spring Hill, Florida
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Name : Jim Hildebrand
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I have used "regular" in both my Vettes. Since 1986 when "Baby" was new and the same with Star's '03. Have never had any problems. The '86 has over 206k on her and the '03 has over 72k. The manual says 86 octane or better. Why waste the money?
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07-07-2009, 01:03 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Ft Walton Beach, Fl.
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Name : Mark Dalton
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I've run midgrade in my '02 Z after a hurricane when there was no premium to be had. No issues that I could detect. Never tried regular.
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07-07-2009, 01:59 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pres712
I have used "regular" in both my Vettes. Since 1986 when "Baby" was new and the same with Star's '03. Have never had any problems. The '86 has over 206k on her and the '03 has over 72k. The manual says 86 octane or better. Why waste the money?
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My owners manual states you can run fuel "with at least an 87 octane rating". Road and Track did a test on the car in 1985 and claimed a minimum 91 octane rating was required. When I ran 87 in mine it was harder to start and just didn't respond as well.
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07-07-2009, 08:14 PM
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Corvette,GM Classic Freak
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Location: Vero Beach FL/Old Fort NC
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junk!!
Last edited by gmjunkie; 07-08-2009 at 09:50 AM.
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07-07-2009, 08:31 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: pittsburgh
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reg gas
hi have ran reg in my vett it is a 92 40,ooo mile and it will still rip the tires off it
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07-08-2009, 01:24 AM
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Bug Killer
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Bradenton, FL.
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Keep this in mind if you are thinking about having someone "tune" your motor... I WON a free tune from a local shop at a Corvette Show a couple years back, I had them do the tune on my wifes '01, since then, if she runs anything less than 93 octane, the lifters start ratteling under low rpm takeoffs, and during mid-gear-low speed acceleration.
I want to get the original "tune" back in, but getting the car away from my wife is another story...
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07-08-2009, 01:52 AM
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Member
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Spring Hill
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Name : Floyd Bingel
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Anyone have any comments on a newer Z06, or even a regular Vette?
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07-08-2009, 11:43 AM
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Senior Member
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Location: Largo, FL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pres712
I have used "regular" in both my Vettes. Since 1986 when "Baby" was new and the same with Star's '03. Have never had any problems. The '86 has over 206k on her and the '03 has over 72k. The manual says 86 octane or better. Why waste the money?
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I'm confused. Regular is 87 octane. So, theoretically you shouldn't have a problem with regular because the manual claims 86 or better.
I don't put anything below "Super" because I do have a performance tune. And of course the manual says minimum octane rating of 91 for the stock Z06. Most "Super" is either 92 or 93. Come to think of it, I've only seen 2 places in Florida that actually carried 91. It was weird. They had 87/89/91/92/93. Sunoco, at least in NY/NJ anyway, used to have 94 as their version of "Super".
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