• Sign Up! To view all forums and unlock additional cool features

    Welcome to the #1 KIA Stinger Forum and KIA Stinger community dedicated to KIA Stinger owners and enthusiasts. Register for an account, it's free and it's easy, so don't hesitate to join the KIA Stinger Forum today!


What octane gas do you use?

R2D2

New Member
Messages
10
Reactions
2
City
Greenwood
State
SC
Country
United States
What I Drive
2008 Lexus is350, 2016 Tacoma
#1
Is everyone using premium gas or are there people out there using mid grade or regular?
 
Messages
21
Reactions
4
City
Perth
State
Non-US
Country
Australia
What I Drive
2021 Kia Stinger GT
#2
I would use premium as recommended and for better fuel economy.

Sent from my SM-N975F using Tapatalk
 
Messages
275
Reactions
72
State
Non-US
Country
Canada
What I Drive
2018 Kia Stinger Limited
#3
I would use premium as recommended and for better fuel economy.

Sent from my SM-N975F using Tapatalk
Are you getting better economy with higher octane? My tests revealed only more power when using higher octane. I get the same economy per volume with 87, 91, or 93.
Definitely more power with 91 vs 87 (stock tune / no tune)
 
Messages
21
Reactions
4
City
Perth
State
Non-US
Country
Australia
What I Drive
2021 Kia Stinger GT
#4
Are you getting better economy with higher octane? My tests revealed only more power when using higher octane. I get the same economy per volume with 87, 91, or 93.
Definitely more power with 91 vs 87 (stock tune / no tune)
I haven't got my car yet but will use premium when I do.

Even if fuel efficiency is going to be the same, I'll still use premium for power.

Sent from my SM-N975F using Tapatalk
 

spider55

1000 Posts Achieved
Staff Member
Messages
1,784
Reactions
612
City
Coolidge
State
AZ
Country
United States
What I Drive
2019 stinger GT1
#5
I use Premium 91oct
 
Messages
39
Reactions
14
City
mountain lakes
State
NJ
Country
United States
What I Drive
2020 Sringer GT AWD
#6
I also use 91 (premium) if I go to a Sunoco, I don't bother going higher.
To help in costs I try to go to Costco or use the BP or Shell apps to save a bit on the per gallon costs.

Sent from my SM-N986U1 using Tapatalk
 
Messages
275
Reactions
72
State
Non-US
Country
Canada
What I Drive
2018 Kia Stinger Limited
#7
I also use 91 (premium) if I go to a Sunoco, I don't bother going higher.
To help in costs I try to go to Costco or use the BP or Shell apps to save a bit on the per gallon costs.

Sent from my SM-N986U1 using Tapatalk
Anything over 91 - with a stock car/ stock tune - is wasted $.
 
Messages
41
Reactions
7
City
Mccormick
State
SC
Country
United States
What I Drive
2019 GT2
#8
Only She’ll 91.
 
Messages
79
Reactions
18
City
Needham
State
MA
Country
United States
What I Drive
21 Miata club (me), 19 GT1 (wife)
#9
Given GDI using top tier gas is probably more important than octane. I use Shell 91 in my wife's stinger. 93 for the miata more power :)
 

Ragtopfan

New Member
Messages
8
Reactions
1
City
Apple Valley
State
MN
Country
United States
What I Drive
2019 GT 2 AWD
#10
Costco Premium (91) is Top Tier and is the place I gas up whenever possible. Sam's Club (92) is my 2nd choice. Sam's is not Top Tier but they have their own additive package which is fine for the few times I get fuel from them.

Correction: Local Costco is 92 octane
 
Last edited:
Messages
107
Reactions
26
City
San Diego
State
CA
Country
United States
What I Drive
2022 Pearl Stinger GT-line 2.5L AWD
#11
I never used 91 Octane in SoCal alone... I always run E20 - E25 and never had any problems for the past 4 years (BMW, Honda, Kia...). E85 mix is the way to go... the car definitely gets better times and no tune necessary. Gives you an equivalent octane of ~93. I don't want to get into the physics of octane, oxygen .. this & that... it just simply works and a lot of peeps been doing this in all sorts of cars. Stock FP should have no problem with this ratio and don't worry about corrosion from ethanol (laugh)... Fed requires all cars after 1994 to be corrosion resistant to both gasoline & ethanol =)

Read this and this is for using straight E85 (you would need a tune and some other mods like the fuel pump system to use straight E85 ~108 Octane) lol... so a low mix ratio... forgetta bout it!

https://eflexfuel.com/us/e85-myths
 
Messages
107
Reactions
26
City
San Diego
State
CA
Country
United States
What I Drive
2022 Pearl Stinger GT-line 2.5L AWD
#12
**Update Received and installed the JB4 for 2.5L. ~E20 (no higher) using JB4 MAP 3 on 2022 GT-line. ~5 psi over stock. Runs really well... no codes... smooth. Simple installation, no fuel wires needed (doesn't do anything according to Burgertuning).
 

Similar threads



Top