On 1/1/08 3:11 PM, in article o0yej.3758$M24.882@newsfe17.lga, "alfred"
<tomboy83=@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have a 2008 Accord Auto 4 cyl EX-L. The manual says to use regular 87
> octane. The compression ratio in this car is high enough where premium would
> be required in other car brands with the same compression ratio and almost
> as high as other Hondas (such as the civic si) that do require premium. My
> question is that "if" I used Premium even though it wasnt really required,
> would i see an improvement in the performance being that its so close to
> almost needing premium?

Probably not. Honda will have set the ECU to keep it de-tuned for the
regular gas. Its worth a test though. Run about 3 tankfulls of premium
through it and see if anything changes.

>
> Where I live the Regular unleaded octane is 87, Plus is 89 octane and
> Premium is 93-94 octane. Our gasoline in my part of the country is 10%
> Ethanol also. I've been using regular since I had the car and during the
> break in period as well. It has 1524 miles on it now and is almost 2 months
> old. I followed the break in requirements 100% and my oil is at 70% on
> original oil.
>
> Another question is about using fuel injector cleaners like the Chevron
> Techron fuel system cleaner, is that something that I should consider maybe
> every 6 months? How would that compare to other brands like Gumout and STP?
>
> Thanks,
> Al
>
>