Reccommended Fuel/Oil...

Aight guys I love my tib... She gets washed and waxed every weekend... I just hit 3000 miles on her do i took her in to Big-O Tires and got the 70.00 Oil Change they put a Performance Shell Oil in... Just wondering what the Tib Racers here use in their cars... Since I bought my Tib shes had nothing but 91 oct. Fed to her... Im just curious what everyone else is doin...

Im also looking for the best fuel rail upgrade...


'03 Tib V6 GT - My Baby...

What the Fuck? $70?

What the Fuck? $70?

that what he said

mine was only like $25 andthats with filter and an extra quart of oil and i used syntek.

Mobile 5000 with oil change and I use cheap ass unleaded. (At 2.61$ per gallon, driving minimum of 100 miles a day, I can not afford much else right now.)

anyone who spends 70 for oil and filter has got somthing wired wrong. unless hes driving a Duramax

What the Fuck? $70?


Complete system flush, new oil, brakes, transmission, and a couple other things... plus im in cali... super fawkin expensive...

Personally IMO getting the 91 octane would be flushing money down the toilet, but let me explain why. The octane ratings are a direct relation to how much pressure the fuel can be put under before spontaneously combusting. Every engine has a compression ratio which describes how much pressure the piston puts on the air and fuel. The V6 Tibs have a compression ratio of 10.0 , so the Regular Unleaded fuel can be used without any repercusions. The only cars that really NEED the 91 octane (to avoid engine Knock) are your higher end sports cars.

More detailed information can be found here:

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/gasoline3.htm

yeah wow your in cali and your putting 91 in your tank. im amazed you dont live in a box yet :lol: just put regular or medium everyonce in a while and you'll be fine

yeah wow your in cali and your putting 91 in your tank. im amazed you dont live in a box yet :lol: just put regular or medium everyonce in a while and you'll be fine


yeah id prolly be in a box if the military didnt pay my housing... lol...

naw i only fill my tank at most twice a week...

For my Tiburon I use k & N oil filter. It's made for racing or so they say but it does make a difference. For the oil, I use Castrol GTX 10w-30.

hmmm when i had my car it was 93 octane one month and 110 octane for a few months after that but 110 octane is 5.69 dollars per gal.... so when i get my new tib EFF that

91 octane will only increase the point of detonation. For super or torbo charging is is a must but for normaly aspirated applications it is a waste of bux. $70 for an oil change is insane, IMO.

Since we're talkin' reccommended, I'll tell ya. I use Shell V-Power Religiously. You talk to any biker or sports car driver, thats all they use -- aside from like... Racing Fuel. Im not talkin lil souped Hondas or nothin, im talkin guys with Cobra Mark 3's, Ferrari Testarossa's, Lamborghini Gallardo's, Lotus Elise's... etc.

My idea: If a Testarossa uses it, so can my Tib!

For oil & filters, i use a K&N Air & Oil filter, and Quakerstate Q 5w-30 Synthetic oil (5W-30 Reccommended by book -- anyone think ya should use 10W?)

I've packed on 12,000 miles in about 6 months on my gorgeous '05 tibby, and she runs like a champ. Hell -- Just last week, i smoked a '03 Mustang GT! :loser:

I use synthetic oil and 91 octane gas unless I'm going to run my NOS wet kit. Then I boost the octane to 100+. Runs much smoother. I have a 2005 GT V6. Use a K&N cold air and a ZEX wet kit with 55-75 shot nozzels. LOVE IT !!!!!!! Of course, I have a Escort 8500 X50 detector also. LOL

Just last week, i smoked a '03 Mustang GT! :loser:

Due to the idiot not knowing how to shift i dusted an '05 Mustang GT... Dude just couldnt drive... it was so bad his girl was doggin him...

Hell -- Just last week, i smoked a '03 Mustang GT! :loser:


yea the like amonth ago my bro used my car he came home and told me he smoked a 5.0 mustang until the 5.0 hit the gas you sure it was a smokeing? or did you mean you smoked your tires after he made you look like a fool

why doe you guys use anything over 87 octane? all cars are designed to run on 87 octane so basicly unless you have a reason to run higher your wasteing money and i use castrol syntek

yea the like amonth ago my bro used my car he came home and told me he smoked a 5.0 mustang until the 5.0 hit the gas you sure it was a smokeing? or did you mean you smoked your tires after he made you look like a fool

why doe you guys use anything over 87 octane? all cars are designed to run on 87 octane so basicly unless you have a reason to run higher your wasteing money and i use castrol syntek

lol for mine a mean off the line he was gaining, then he attempted shift into second and basically stalled his car out... so yeah i smoked him... lol..

lol for mine a mean off the line he was gaining, then he attempted shift into second and basically stalled his car out... so yeah i smoked him... lol..

i wasnt talking about you you said he couldnt shift i was tlaking aobut cutthroat

Personally IMO getting the 91 octane would be flushing money down the toilet, but let me explain why. The octane ratings are a direct relation to how much pressure the fuel can be put under before spontaneously combusting. Every engine has a compression ratio which describes how much pressure the piston puts on the air and fuel. The V6 Tibs have a compression ratio of 10.0 , so the Regular Unleaded fuel can be used without any repercusions. The only cars that really NEED the 91 octane (to avoid engine Knock) are your higher end sports cars.

More detailed information can be found here:

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/gasoline3.htm


Can you tell me what would happen to an engine that recommends 87 octane but you constantly use 93. I have been using higher octane in my 05 tib GT since I bought it and now that I have read this I am concerned I may be damaging the engine. Thanks.

the engine will be fine its you just dont need to use 91