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Old 01-29-2008, 12:15 PM
rrrrrroger rrrrrroger is offline
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Default Re: 87 vs 91 octane for better mpg?

Using 93 octane in my insight
gives me more power during lean-burn.
That results in higher MPG.


.............because I can avoid using rich-burn when climbing gentle slopes (I left out that key piece).
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Originally Posted by livvie View Post
Toyota Prius hybrid electric (front-wheel drive) with a compression ratio of 13.0:1
That's the compression-to-expansion ratio. Prius has an abnormally large expansion, but the same compression as any other car, so there won't be any pre-ignition of the fuel even with 85 octane.

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