Jazz, Civic, CRV etc are all tuned for 91 octane...yet alot of us insist on using 98 octane in our rides claiming better fuel consumption, more power, etc. In our gen 1 CR-V however, using 98 octane actually DECREASES responsiveness, torque and fuel consumption appears to be the same as on 91. When I use 91 in the CR-V, the engine feels noticably more responsive and torquey. Even my wife notices the difference when she drives it and she has no idea about cars or the types of fuel...so if she notices it, then the difference is real. So we stick to 91 in our CRV, the bonus also it being the cheapest fuel.
Moral of the story - stick to the fuel recommended by Honda for your car. By all means try the higher grade stuff and experiment. If it makes your car better, then great, but if you find it honestly runs better to the fuel it's tuned for, stick to it and don't waste your money.
(this is of course assuming your car is stock and you haven't mucked around with the engine so it DOES require higher octane than stock)
Reply With Quote
Bookmarks