3sgte gas, What do you feed your car? Options

[Legit94GT]

ok this is for anyone who has a celica that has 3sgte in it...
I am almost at the point of buying my front clip but am curious as to what gas everyone in tha states runs it on. I cant remember where i read it but i think it needs like premium gas to run, or something above 93 octane... so when you guys fill up what do you put in to feed you 3sgte?

[Insanity-74]

The knock sensor that comes with the car ie the standard one has no lights or guage or anything, the ECU just reacts when it encounters it. After market guages come in numerous forms, the most comon being a row of 5 or so lights, the first light being normal running conditions..as they progress obviously the knock is occuring (second light) and getting worse until the last light which is usually bigger and brighter than the others comes on which is usually a good point to choose to take your foot off the loud pedal a bit.

I have no idea how the octain rating system works in the States so you`d have to tell me I`m afraid. The quality of the petrol in general is better than it is here due to a stricter monitoring system and diferent method of grading. I would imagine that if you have a USDM front clip then the ECU is already tuned to accept the petrol that is available over there so I wouldnt give it much thought. I would however look into getting the best petrol you can should you get a Jap ECU....I know how you Celica fans from over the pond have this love of Jap parts, but they are not always better than what you have there already. If you get a UK one i will pretty much run on anything.

Yes Shell V-Power is 99ron....well it is in the UK. I guess its the very same stuff over there.

This post has been edited by Insanity-74: Mar 2, 2008 - 4:32 AM