Why does 370z require premium gas?

Originally Posted by Ridgerunner I have been feeding the Z 93 octane, but the wife's Maxima owner's manual says use premium and we have fed it a steady diet of

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10-29-2010, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Ridgerunner

I have been feeding the Z 93 octane, but the wife's Maxima owner's manual says use premium and we have fed it a steady diet of only 87 regular for 66k and I have never heard a ping, even heading up hill with a full load of passengers.

You probably won't hear it. It will either peel a piston like an onion, or your ECU will retard timing and increase injector pulse cycle or a complex combination of things.

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