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Originally Posted by vtecmike1
just because our knock sensor will retard timing to prevent damage while you run 87 doesnt mean your car likes it. your running around with less power because the computer is trying to save the engine. for what an extra 2 dollars a gas tank?
why is it so many people feel they know more then the people that built the ****** car.
follow the manual dip **** know it alls
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Your car can't like or dislike anything...its a machine. Sarcasm aside, the people who will be truly considering putting 87 in their car probably don't hit 100% throttle every day. And if you aren't using 100% throttle, you aren't using 100% of the available power. So will you miss it when its not there because you are now using 87 octane?
Oh, and the manual says the car will run on 87 without engine damage, which was the original topic of concern. I don't believe anyone argued with the fact that you will lose some performance.
If you do a lot of commuting that $2 a tank adds up, especially as gas prices increase and the gap between regular and premium will no doubt grow a little every time the price of oil takes a big spike. Sure, it may only add up to $100 dollars a year total savings by switching to 87, but at the national average you could buy one month's worth of gas with that savings.
And before someone with your obvious intelligence begins to prattle on about how "you shouldn't buy a $20K car if..." or "you should have bought the LX..." Not everyone bought the car solely for the engine performance. I know, this opens up an entire argument about how you could buy a LX or something and put the Si or HFP suspension on it...but you still don't get the 6sp transmission or the revvy engine. And I doubt that going from 91 to 87 will drop power output a full 30% on a stock engine. And even if it did, the revvy nature of the engine, plus having six speeds and decent handling give the Si a fun sporting character that the LX doesn't have, even if the engine were reduced to making only 150HP.