Fuel: To burn supreme or not to burn supreme

bdraider · 05-04-06, 01:55 AM

So the Acura manual states supreme is the fuel of choice for the 2gen Legend. My question is obvious given gas prices in the U.S. these days... Does the Legend need supreme? What do you burn?

aPreciate your feedback!

-bd

Jetts · 05-04-06, 01:57 AM

middle grade
and i dont see why people freak out about the diff. between prices for cheap and premium
on a 16 gallon tank its going to cost you $3.20 more for the premium instead of the cheap shit. at 51 dollars a tank now, i dont really give a shit about the $3.20

Herb · 05-04-06, 01:59 AM

This has been discussed many, many times before. Please do a search.

Summary:

You can run regular, but you will get worse gas mileage.

Therefore, whether you run premium or not, it will cost you the same.

Therefore, run premium.

Untold Legend · 05-04-06, 10:52 AM

I use Supreme, no matter what. I don't think I would ever put anything less than mid grade, and I'd have to be broke to do that.

FlipLegend · 05-04-06, 11:02 AM

The type of commute you have plays a big role as well. If your commute consists of stop and go traffic, I wouldn't use anything less than premium. If your commute consists of highway (with barely or no traffic) then you can surely get away with mid-grade....maybe even regular.

The Legend of the King · 05-04-06, 01:48 PM

I know that Legends detect detonation and adjust timing/other factors to prevent engine damage.

But even with that, the engine has to detonate or have some form of 'pre-ignition' for the engine to make the adjustment.

Detonation is damaging to an engine and causes lots of stress - so this is kind of a question or maybe just a possibility. Could detonation increase head gasket failure (yeah I know over heating is the main cause).

If an engine detonates could that cause enough stress to damage/weaken a head gasket - seems that cylinder temps would be higher if it's detonating even very lightly.

I won't bet my engine on cheap gas

coachdubya · 05-04-06, 02:40 PM

Original owner of my GS said the car ran best on Chevron premium so that's all I've ever used for 6+ years.

tweeaks · 05-04-06, 08:10 PM

Heck yes, Chevrons all I pump into all of my cars

amplified · 05-04-06, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jetts

middle grade
and i dont see why people freak out about the diff. between prices for cheap and premium
on a 16 gallon tank its going to cost you $3.20 more for the premium instead of the cheap shit. at 51 dollars a tank now, i dont really give a shit about the $3.20

werd

if you wanna save money on fuel, drop the legend and buy an econobox or go diesel (for now anyways).

ivanj · 05-09-06, 12:07 AM

Add Techron every 10k miles or so. Have the intake removed and thoroughly cleaned.

Ken · 05-09-06, 01:03 AM

run premium because its recommened. regular gives you bad gas milage and you risk ruining the engine prematurely due to the thought that ur saving gas

blkonblkcpe · 05-09-06, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arnach

This has been discussed many, many times before. Please do a search.

Summary:

You can run regular, but you will get worse gas mileage.

Therefore, whether you run premium or not, it will cost you the same.

Therefore, run premium.

WTF? Dude the other day you were all over us about lay off the "do a search".
I don't get it! Sorry for going OT.

blkonblkcpe · 05-09-06, 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tweeaks

Heck yes, Chevrons all I pump into all of my cars

Chevron's owned by Venesuelan (sp) President Chavez whose trying to break the back of the US economy......just thought people might like to know that!

SUBURBANLEGEND · 05-09-06, 02:12 PM

Wrong on so many levels. I hate to call you out, but it is propoganda about Venezuela. Chavez doesn't own any oil company. Secondly, any Popularist leader in Latin America is deemed a dictator when he enjoys almost twice the public approval that our President has.

The most important fact that is off in your post is that Chevron is owned by Americans, here is the latest article on Chevron:

"Venezuelan authorities said Friday that No. 2 U.S. oil company Chevron Corp. owed $43.1 million in back taxes."

Citgo is owned by Venezuelan interests.

dansan · 05-09-06, 02:24 PM

The Venezuelan national oil company owns Citgo.

05-04-06, 01:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
bdraider Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 5 iTrader: (0)	Fuel: To burn supreme or not to burn supreme So the Acura manual states supreme is the fuel of choice for the 2gen Legend. My question is obvious given gas prices in the U.S. these days... Does the Legend need supreme? What do you burn? aPreciate your feedback! -bd

05-04-06, 01:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jetts Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Phoenix, Az Posts: 160 Car 1: '91 White sedan iTrader: (0)	middle grade and i dont see why people freak out about the diff. between prices for cheap and premium on a 16 gallon tank its going to cost you $3.20 more for the premium instead of the cheap shit. at 51 dollars a tank now, i dont really give a shit about the $3.20 __________________ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/jetts/sig.jpg

05-04-06, 01:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
Herb Hi Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Antartica Posts: 4,673 iTrader: (0)	This has been discussed many, many times before. Please do a search. Summary: You can run regular, but you will get worse gas mileage. Therefore, whether you run premium or not, it will cost you the same. Therefore, run premium. __________________ OBAMA SUCKS

05-04-06, 10:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
Untold Legend Huh? Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 407 Car 1: '95 Legend LS 4 Door Car 2: Dream - '65 Mustang Car 3: Dream 99 Range Rover iTrader: (0)	I use Supreme, no matter what. I don't think I would ever put anything less than mid grade, and I'd have to be broke to do that. __________________

05-04-06, 01:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
The Legend of the King Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 18 Car 1: 1995 White Legend iTrader: (0)	might cost a lot more to use regular I know that Legends detect detonation and adjust timing/other factors to prevent engine damage. But even with that, the engine has to detonate or have some form of 'pre-ignition' for the engine to make the adjustment. Detonation is damaging to an engine and causes lots of stress - so this is kind of a question or maybe just a possibility. Could detonation increase head gasket failure (yeah I know over heating is the main cause). If an engine detonates could that cause enough stress to damage/weaken a head gasket - seems that cylinder temps would be higher if it's detonating even very lightly. I won't bet my engine on cheap gas

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05-04-06, 11:02 AM	#5 (permalink)
FlipLegend Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: 703 Posts: 1,389 Car 1: 90 CRX iTrader: (0)	The type of commute you have plays a big role as well. If your commute consists of stop and go traffic, I wouldn't use anything less than premium. If your commute consists of highway (with barely or no traffic) then you can surely get away with mid-grade....maybe even regular.

05-04-06, 02:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
coachdubya Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 171 Car 1: 94 GS Sedan iTrader: (1)	Original owner of my GS said the car ran best on Chevron premium so that's all I've ever used for 6+ years.

05-04-06, 08:10 PM	#8 (permalink)
tweeaks Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Roswell, NM Posts: 59 Car 1: 91 Accord H22A Car 2: 92 Legend iTrader: (0)	Heck yes, Chevrons all I pump into all of my cars __________________ http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...3/eee0a9a9.jpg

05-09-06, 12:07 AM	#10 (permalink)
ivanj From Alphaville, not Mars Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 315 Car 1: 2005 AMG CL55 Car 2: 2003 NSX-T 6 speed Car 3: 99 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 iTrader: (0)	Add Techron every 10k miles or so. Have the intake removed and thoroughly cleaned.

05-09-06, 01:03 AM	#11 (permalink)
Ken aka desired_speeds Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Hella Part of Cali Posts: 8,034 Car 1: 91 Legend LS 5-speed converted Car 2: 91 Legend L - parts Car 3: 96 Honda Saber 32v iTrader: (2)	run premium because its recommened. regular gives you bad gas milage and you risk ruining the engine prematurely due to the thought that ur saving gas __________________ . k e n Parting out a 91 L 5-speed, let me know if you need any parts besides engine and 5-speed parts. The car is Rosewood brown with type E cloth interior.

05-09-06, 02:12 PM	#14 (permalink)
SUBURBANLEGEND Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: North Carolina Posts: 309 Car 1: 1991 Cobalt Blue L iTrader: (0)	Correction Wrong on so many levels. I hate to call you out, but it is propoganda about Venezuela. Chavez doesn't own any oil company. Secondly, any Popularist leader in Latin America is deemed a dictator when he enjoys almost twice the public approval that our President has. The most important fact that is off in your post is that Chevron is owned by Americans, here is the latest article on Chevron: "Venezuelan authorities said Friday that No. 2 U.S. oil company Chevron Corp. owed $43.1 million in back taxes." Citgo is owned by Venezuelan interests. __________________ G's Up ROADWARRIOR -JDM TYPE II Engine and Tranny -Remote Controlled fogs http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...UFF/newsig.jpg

05-09-06, 02:24 PM	#15 (permalink)
dansan Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: S. California Posts: 118 Car 1: 1995 sedan iTrader: (0)	The Venezuelan national oil company owns Citgo.

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