Different Gas, Car feels different?? - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

jiggysubman · 06-22-2005, 08:34 AM

being in the military, the gas station on base doesn't have taxes....try $2.05

FUHRIUS · 06-22-2005, 11:06 AM

I can only find 91 octane at chevron...

though the books on the car suggest using 93 octane.

anyone ever used an octane additive in the boxster?

Brucelee · 06-22-2005, 01:04 PM

91 seems fine in all my Porsches!

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Originally Posted by FUHRIUS

I can only find 91 octane at chevron...

though the books on the car suggest using 93 octane.

anyone ever used an octane additive in the boxster?

xavier405 · 06-22-2005, 05:26 PM

Somebody told me that there was a 93 Octane available at a Chevron near John Wayne Airport (Orange County, CA). I have to go look for it.

RENNX · 06-22-2005, 08:27 PM

I saw a HUGE difference when I filled with Chevron last week, thanks to the forum.

deliriousga · 06-24-2005, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by FUHRIUS

I can only find 91 octane at chevron...though the books on the car suggest using 93 octane. anyone ever used an octane additive in the boxster?

Don't bother with the "octane boosters". They don't boost it very much. Take a bottle that says Octane Booster 5 on it. The 5 is really only a .5 boost in octain for a lot of $$$ relatively.

Chevron gas runs better because of the Techron in it. It really does keep the system clean and keeps carbon from building up. I don't use it (get my gas at Krober), but we have 93 octane everywhere here and I drive my Porsches in the high RPM range which keeps the carbon from building up.