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2008 Pontiac G8

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Re: Octane, Australia Re: A few things [rockylee] by paisan
Feb 12, 2007 (3:32 pm)
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Replying to: rockylee (Feb 12, 2007 2:58 pm)

Yeah when I'm doing towing in my Armada I throw in a tank or 2 of 93. More important than the octane is where you get it. High volume, newer stations you are going to get better fuel than lower volume older stations.
 
-mike
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Re: Octane, Australia Re: A few things [paisan] by holdenguy
Feb 13, 2007 (6:09 am)
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Replying to: paisan (Feb 12, 2007 11:48 am)

Hmm, well interestingly unless your car is tuned for higher octane, you actually get WORSE performance from a higher octane fuel. The higher the octane the less actual power you get from each explosion.
  
Got to disagree on that one.
I ran the car on the lower grade, 91 here, which is what the car is supposedly tuned for 4 about 3 years.
Then I started using 95.
2 tanks through the car and the increase in power and economy are terrific.
Have been using the 95 for about 2 years now and the car has never been better.
It runs so much smoother and has heaps of grunt on tap.
I'll never go back to 91.
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Re: Octane, Australia Re: A few things [holdenguy] by holdenguy
Feb 13, 2007 (6:15 am)
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Replying to: holdenguy (Feb 13, 2007 6:09 am)

http://www.webwombat.com.au/motoring/news_reports/hsv-clubsport-review.htm
 
Here is a nice little review with pics
on the VE HSV Clubsports.
I just want one! lol.
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Re: Octane, Australia Re: A few things [holdenguy] by paisan
Feb 13, 2007 (7:05 am)
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Replying to: holdenguy (Feb 13, 2007 6:09 am)

In your case, your ECU must be tuned to run on the 95 then, or learned to run on the 95. Similarly, here in the states the Armada is the same truck as the QX56 except the QX56 requires Premium and the Armada only requires 87, a msg board did a test and dynoed both vehicles then reset the ECUs and ran 1000 miles of the opposite fuel in them. After that they re-dynoed them and the Armada had the HP/Torque curves of the QX56 and visa versa. The Q get's about 10hp and 10lbs torque more than the Armada.
 
-mike
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Re: Octane, Australia Re: A few things [rockylee] by rockylee
Feb 13, 2007 (7:29 am)
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Replying to: rockylee (Feb 12, 2007 2:58 pm)

Yeah I agree.....I try to also buy top tier-1 fuel from places like Shell and Phillips.
 
Rocky
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Kirstie by rockylee
Feb 13, 2007 (1:04 pm)
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Kirstie, can you change this title to Pontiac G8. I saw you shut that other fellows G8 forum down but his title now is officially accurate.
 
Thanks,
 
Rocky
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Re: Kirstie [rockylee] by rockylee
Feb 13, 2007 (1:23 pm)
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Replying to: rockylee (Feb 13, 2007 1:04 pm)

Thanx Kirstie
 
Rocky
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Formerly G8 by albook
Feb 13, 2007 (6:39 pm)
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Whoever started that post with "formerly rumored G8" in the title got slapped in the face.
I love this new G-8. It's no Charger, but It will be great competition(finally!).
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Re: Formerly G8 [albook] by paisan
Feb 13, 2007 (7:11 pm)
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Replying to: albook (Feb 13, 2007 6:39 pm)

Yeah the 300c and Charger are nice, however no MT available killed it for me. That's why I went over to the GTO camp and probably get a 2nd year G8 after they work out the bugs, like they did in the first year GTO.
 
-mike
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Re: Formerly G8 [albook] by rockylee
Feb 14, 2007 (5:07 am)
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Replying to: albook (Feb 13, 2007 6:39 pm)

Whoever started that post with "formerly rumored G8" in the title got slapped in the face.
 
I did and I asked Kirstie to change it for me to the G8 name because the articles I read when I started this forum was GM, was thinking about keep the Grand Prix name instead of naming it G8. However they instead went back to the G8 name and let the Grand Prix name die.
 
Rocky

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