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Is 91 Octane Required on Si model ?

54K views 22 replies 10 participants last post by  Bewater  
We don't have anything lower than 87 Octane and I would not use anything less than 89 during my low stress highway trips. There is a difference between required and recommended octane.

Engineering Explained has a good video on Octane testing.

Interesting that you brought up Engineering Explained. I was just thinking about his most recent video which references one of Gasoline Direct Injection's problems, which is Low Speed Pre-ignition. In the video he was pointing out how important good oil is in preventing this, but I was wondering if higher Octane gasoline might also help.