Put 87 octane in my Nismo :(

LakeShow

Your car will blow up in 3..2..1.........

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LiquidCrewZ

My thoughts exactly...

edub370

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edub370

whoever said siphon off the tank.... completely unnecessary. the car will be fine as long as u arent goint WOT all day

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2011 Nismo#91

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toluene
Cheap, effective and safe octane booster.

IDZRVIT

Ya think?

It goes on to say:

"Toluene also poses similar problems as alcohol fuels, as it eats through standard rubber fuel lines and has no lubricating properties, as standard gasoline does,[citation needed] which can break down fuel pumps and cause upper cylinder bore wear."

Won't be going in my tank.

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edub370

its a trick the some of the built volvo dudes use, but i stil didnt wanna do it.


some old tuners swear by toluene tho

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DEpointfive0

I put Toluene in my car all the time, I use it here in CA where we get 91, in TX, not so much, they get 93

KSFastah

Definitely a case of RTFM...

Having said that, sh$t happens....drive it empty and refill with the good stuff. Not a big deal.

DLSTR

This - and also read the manual before dumping it here and telling us how you couldnt street race. Note - improve your driving skills before adding another mod to your car. Street racing AINT the way to do it. No sympathy.

jcosta79

FUEL RECOMMENDATION

VQ37VHR engine

Use unleaded premium gasoline with an octane
rating of at least 91 AKI (Anti-Knock Index)
number (Research octane number 96).

If premium gasoline is not available, unleaded
regular gasoline with an octane rating of 87 AKI
number (Research octane number 91) may be
temporarily used, but only under the following
precautions:

. Have the fuel tank filled only partially with
unleaded regular gasoline, and fill up with
unleaded premium gasoline as soon as
possible.

. Avoid full throttle driving and abrupt acceleration.

However, for maximum vehicle performance,
the use of unleaded premium
gasoline is recommended.

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Chteelers

Modern cars all have knock detection, precisely because the OEMs know people may put lower octane gas in their cars, either by mistake or necessity. Drive as normal. The car will adjust ignition timing to compensate, resulting in lower hp and mpg than normal, but no damage.

Chteelers

Don't put weird, cheap octane booster in your car. You'll do more damage than just running on regular low octane pump gas.

jcosta79

You know, the owners manual actually tells you what to do if this happens.

RIF

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binary0x01

I saw a silver Nismo on Victory in Van Nuys/Sherman Oaks whatever... I smelled 87 when I drove by it... tisk tisk...

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