Quote Originally Posted by odie vti View Post
Looks like we're getting screwed again by the oil companies.

We are already getting low-class, low-grade, and dirty fuel (especially diesel, which is the root cause of many CRDi system failures and problems), and NOW THIS... even lower class / lower grade fuel for the basic unleaded... BASICALLY A DOWNGRADE. I think this is a "SILENT CAMPAIGN" by the oil companies. They never let the public know through media, print or otherwise. Yeah, they lowered the prices of fuel alright, but lowering the quality as well???? Tsktsk. This just means MORE PROFIT FOR THE OIL COMPANIES (you see, a lower octane rating means this is a cheaper fuel to produce) and MORE DAMAGE to our engines (lower octane may sometimes cause more engine knock and pinging... although some cars ECU have a knock sensor and easily adapt to the octane change, but some cars can't cope with really low octane... on the other hand, countries like the United States have 87 octane as the cheapest unleaded fuel around, and 89 for the premium and 93 for the super premium). This also translates to LOWER ENGINE PERFORMANCE, WHICH MAY LEAD TO LOWER OR LESSER FUEL EFFICIENCY... our engines have decreased power thus more throttle is applied to accelerate rapidly than before.

Any one else noticed this "silent campaign" or shall we say "silent deception"?????
wala naman effect ang octane rating sa power eh. knock suppression ability lang naman yan. actually Regular gasolines packs more power than those higher octane gasoline fuels. thus, you can go farther with it.