87 or 91+ Octane? MPG/Performance

[Bannerman]

Idk man I plan to rip my Tremor around like it's meant to be driven. It's not a minivan. 91 or 93 for me.

 

[Bannerman]

If I was driving a Porsche maybe….. puttering down the road at 45 mph….. yea I feel the horses…….

Which Carolina are you from? (hopefully the good one...)

 

[TucciEd]

Yes, its mostly illegal to pump your own gas in Oregon. (Some rural areas can now though)

The worst is when I drive to another state, get some gas, and sit in my car like a jackass for 5 minutes bitching about how bad the service is before I remember I have to get out do this myself.

If you drive through the nanny state of NJ, don't you dare pump your own gas.. luckily if you are on a motorcycle they hand you the nozzle

 

[RotorHead695]

Idk man I plan to rip my Tremor around like it's meant to be driven. It's not a minivan. 91 or 93 for me.

If I'm not in traffic with adaptive cruise running the show, I'm in sport mode.

 

[AZTremor22]

So a better way to think about it is, you are giving up HP by NOT running Premium.

Yup

 

[Bannerman]

Stumbled on this today, pretty good test from what I can tell.

Is Premium Gas Worth It? We Test High Octane on 4 Popular Vehicles

We tested higher octane fuel than manufacturers require on the Honda CR-V, BMW M5, Ford F-150, and Dodge Charger to see if it impacted acceleration or MPG.

www.caranddriver.com

Here‘s the highlights:

 

[Cheif2Slo]

That’s pretty substantial!

 

[Dmallen2010]

Well I’m hoping summer and a few more miles brings better fuel economy. Had a trip last week and it was windy 200 miles . Mainly highway and I only got 13.5 MPG , it was really windy is guess. Running premium fuel. In town the computer say about 16.5 MPG.

 

[FaKtor34]

Well I’m hoping summer and a few more miles brings better fuel economy. Had a trip last week and it was windy 200 miles . Mainly highway and I only got 13.5 MPG , it was really windy is guess. Running premium fuel. In town the computer say about 16.5 MPG.

How many miles on the truck so far? I was the same way around the first 500 miles and it has gone up since then with the exception of forgetting to air tires back up to 39-40 psi and changing to a different air filter (engine has to self adjust to the air flow).

 

[BA73]

Has anyone added a fresh air intake to their tremor?
see any MPG difference?

I get my Tremor next week and thinking of changing to after market.

if someone has done it which one you recommend?

One I saw with good reviews is the Rousch.
Dealer said they would install anyone I want for free so why not?

I put a lot of research into this. Went with S&B. If you read my posts in my "guess I was in the wrong forum all along" thread, you'll see why I went S&B. And you can install it yourself in 30 min.

 

[Dmallen2010]

How many miles on the truck so far? I was the same way around the first 500 miles and it has gone up since then with the exception of forgetting to air tires back up to 39-40 psi and changing to a different air filter (engine has to self adjust to the air flow).

I’m right at 1900 miles currently. My first 500 miles were below 14 MPG. I did air down my tires to 36 PSI cold but they run around 39 PSI after a few miles. Expecting a little better like everyone else is getting, but I’ll be patient and see what happens as the weather warms here. Could be a combination of shitty winter 91 octane (No alcohol) and colder weather and wind.

 

[FaKtor34]

I put a lot of research into this. Went with S&B. If you read my posts in my "guess I was in the wrong forum all along" thread, you'll see why I went S&B. And you can install it yourself in 30 min.

@BA73 if I were doing a tune I agree S&B is definitely the way to go, not doing a tune though. So I went with an airaid dry drop in filter you can see my review under the best air filter topic. Happy this far with that route.

 

[BA73]

Drop ins are great bang for buck for sure

 

[FaKtor34]

I’m right at 1900 miles currently. My first 500 miles were below 14 MPG. I did air down my tires to 36 PSI cold but they run around 39 PSI after a few miles. Expecting a little better like everyone else is getting, but I’ll be patient and see what happens as the weather warms here. Could be a combination of shitty winter 91 octane (No alcohol) and colder weather and wind.

That's a heck of a fluctuation in the pressure. I set mine at 39-40 psi and even when hot at most it jumps by 2psi.

 

[RotorHead695]

That's a heck of a fluctuation in the pressure. I set mine at 39-40 psi and even when hot at most it jumps by 2psi.

I usually get a 3 psi fluctuation.

 

[TucciEd]

I'm at around 1800 miles - started using Premium a couple of half-fillups ago ( prices versus pump cut-off, fill up at half tank).
I was getting 17.5 on regular.. now getting 19 with premium. It's a combo city/highway, with semi-aggressive off the line starts..

Tire pressure I try to keep close to 35.. when it's cold they can be around 33 and will hit 35 in a few miles. Warmer they get up to 38 usually.