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Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 10:24 am
by Dodge neon fanatic
ok I feel like I know nothin about my car for saying this but, What type of gas should I use in a 2005 neon. The car has a low idle and you can hear the engine knock when I shut it off with the clutch out.
Please dont flame me or what not because I feel dumb enough for answering this question.
Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 11:05 am
by OB
87 all the time. its alright to run higher octane but most people have found that it does nothing and basically wastes money. I run a tank of 91 on occasion, sometimes just to see if i can tell the diff after using 87 for months on end. dont use cheap gas, run top brand stuff. chevron, 76, shell, etc.
Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 3:40 pm
by Canada
Top Tier gas FTW!!!
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 10:11 pm
by Mat
FWIW, there's very little difference beween most fuels. Discount fuel chains like Wawa or Sheetz use cheaper, different additives than places like Shell or Hess, but not really enough of a difference to our engines.
The only fuel with a real difference is the Sunoco? Super 94. There's definitely different additives in that.
Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 10:50 pm
by scneonchic
I always run 93 in my neon...I know its supposedly a 'waste of money' but it seems to knock much less w/ the higher octane and seems to drive smoother. I NEVER put anything lower than that it, even when the gas prices were insance last fall and earlier this spring.
Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 1:20 am
by Dodge neon fanatic
I switched to 89 but I still have the same problem,should I use a more higher grade fuel???
Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 1:44 am
by dinetuner
octane does nothing for your car really assuming your stock... btw what trim do you have? sxt rt acr or the canadian type R? or was it type rt?.. its more about the additives and such the diffrent oil companys put into thier gasoline... i recomend a top tier company
http://www.toptiergas.com/retailers.html
Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 7:14 pm
by Canada
WTF is a Canadian Type R!??!? LOL! You are drinking again aren't you?
Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 8:47 pm
by dinetuner
EclecticBlue wrote:WTF is a Canadian Type R!??!? LOL! You are drinking again aren't you?
hahah im always drinking lol but for reals i saw one on the other org its a dealership trim kind of like when it comes from the factory as a se or es and it gets sxt badges so they can sell it for more...its a normal sxt just gots dealership rice and badged as a type r
Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 9:13 pm
by scneonchic
^WTF???
Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 9:19 pm
by Canada
I think I know what you mean, it comes with the dual exit exhaust, SRT wing, tuner tails, and a badge or five
I think they call it the aww f*ck it, whatever they call it, its ghey.
Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 10:04 pm
by 03neonRT
Hee ya go...the type R Neon...
Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 11:22 pm
by dinetuner
03neonRT wrote:Hee ya go...the type R Neon...
well thats not wat we where talking about.. but that dude is
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 1:10 am
by dblsg
i think thats a photchop, but it is pretty
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 1:51 am
by Dodge neon fanatic
I got the base model up here in Canada.I asked a couple guys from my car club and they said it was a loose bearing. Do you guys agree.
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 9:38 am
by 03neonRT
dblsg wrote:i think thats a photchop, but it is pretty
Yeah thats a five minute job in Photoshop, and yeah if someone actualy put that on their Neon they should be shot.
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 10:00 am
by daaboots
I run 87 in mine all the time. I think I remember reading somewhere that using a higher grade gas than what the engine was designed for will actually reduce performance and fuel economy because all of the fuel will not be burnt during the power stroke. Anybody else ever heard of anything like this?