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09-04-2017, 03:31 PM
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Drives: 2020 2SS 1LE Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Central Texas
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Regular gas
The gas situation here in central Texas has been bad for past week or so. Gas available at many stations now but only regular 87. I'm trying to conserve this last 1/2 tank of premium but if I can't find it by Thursday I'm gonna have no choice. What damage if any could it do?
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09-04-2017, 03:33 PM
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Drives: 02 Camaro SS 6M / 11 GMC Sierra Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Pickering, Ontario, Canada
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Fill it up now that way the octane in the half tank do you have will boost the 87 a bit. Also go to your local parts store I don't know what you have but something in the line of Canadian Tire and pick up some octane booster and put that in as well.
On a side note God bless you guys down there |
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09-04-2017, 03:50 PM
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Nuclear Engineer
Drives: 2017 NGM Camaro 1LT Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Toronto
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Using regular won't do any damage.
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09-04-2017, 03:52 PM
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 Drives: 2017 2SS Summit White Camaro M6 Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Little Neck, NY
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One guy on this site has been using regular for the whole year he's owned the car (SS) and claims no problems at all. I don't think you'll get top performance but you won't harm anything.
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09-04-2017, 03:54 PM
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Drives: 2LT RS/HR-V Join Date: May 2013
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Drive car like your mom would drive it, and you can put several tanks of 87 in, with no problem.
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09-04-2017, 03:57 PM
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Drives: '12 2LT/RS, IBM; '20 Traverse Prem Join Date: Oct 2011
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Side note, Gov Abbott keeps saying we'll see fuel distribution return to normal soon; certainly hope so! I'm just a bit north of Austin and experiencing the same shortages. |
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09-04-2017, 04:05 PM
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Drives: 2016 red hot 2ss M6 Join Date: Nov 2011
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DO NOT use any additives like octane boosters. Just run it on 87. The engine will manage the change in fuel. Tophatplus only uses 87 octane in his SS, no negative results.
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09-04-2017, 04:07 PM
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Drives: 2013 / 2SS / RS / L99 Join Date: Feb 2009
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Octane Booster is NOT a good idea.
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09-04-2017, 04:16 PM
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Drives: 2020 2SS 1LE Join Date: Apr 2016
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Wow thank u everyone for ur quick responses! I will stop freaking out now.
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09-04-2017, 04:18 PM
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09-04-2017, 04:23 PM
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09-04-2017, 05:37 PM
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09-04-2017, 05:51 PM
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Open your manual, it says 87 is okay, just may affect the performance a bit.
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09-04-2017, 06:41 PM
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   Drives: '17 Camaro 2SS & '99 Camaro Z28 Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Austin, TX
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just wondering, why is Octane Booster a bad idea?
and also what about Tourmaline or however you spell it? Likewise NOS octane booster? |
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