Black Bear Tune

[MeanGreen03]

I'm meeting up in Forth Worth for the tune this weekend and have a couple of questions. Do we need to run the appropriate octane for the tune we want before we get the tune? Is it even beneficial to have a 91 octane tune over a 87?

 

[tybardy]

best to send justin these questions as he is SUPER responsive and will give you good advice.

also,

91 octane FTW!

 

[coopiesb]

im going with the 93 tune!!! yeah i would ask jenna or justin for the specifics on the differnce

 

[MeanGreen03]

Yeah I know we have 93 around here but I think that might be overkill. There is a law of diminishing effect that comes into play and I dont want to have to pay more for gas than I have to but we will see what they have to say first.

 

[JennaBear]

Definitely have the octane you plan on running in your tank when getting your tune. I would encourage the higher octane tunes....many people get a low octane tune and wind up getting a retune for a higher octane. Better performance and MPG.

 

[Sasquatch]

Definitely have the octane you plan on running in your tank when getting your tune. I would encourage the higher octane tunes....many people get a low octane tune and wind up getting a retune for a higher octane. Better performance and MPG.

i happen to be one of those people. i initially got a 91 tune and loved it. i just got it retuned to the 93 octane and i love it even more, i`m just pissed i didn`t go with the 93 first.

but whatever one you go with you won`t be disappointed.

 

[tybardy]

91 is the highest octane you can get in phoenix!!

 

[Grocery Getter]

91 is the highest octane you can get in phoenix!!

Not true TY, there is a spot in Awatukee that has 100 at the pump for like $8/gal....hahaha. I use E85 which is 105 octane, the spot I go to also sells VP racing fuels and has unleded from 100-110 octane. There are two or three E85 stations in town if you have a flex fuel and one is nearby I highly recommend using it. Here is a link to high Octane fuel stations in Phx:

http://www.azmustangs.com/racegas.htm

 

[tybardy]

i dont see myself using E85... ******* the motor, terrible on the gas millage and not cheap enough to warrant either of those two things. Unfortunately, I dont think i love the environment that much.

I wouldnt mind using some unleded 100 octane! thats a little pricey though, hahaha

 

[Grocery Getter]

i dont see myself using E85... ******* the motor, terrible on the gas millage and not cheap enough to warrant either of those two things. Unfortunately, I dont think i love the environment that much.

I wouldnt mind using some unleded 100 octane! thats a little pricey though, hahaha

Well, I disagree. I don't know about the ******* the motor part, I spoke with Justin about E85 a few times and while he has plenty to say he never said it was ******* the motor. As for milage and cost if you do the math it is a wash and you will spend about 5% less to go the same amount of miles. Basically E85 is about 25% less efficient so if you're getting 20MPG's(just for conversations sake) you'll get 15 but it's 25-30% cheaper(E85 $2.00-$228/ 91 $2.70-$3.00) so if you're running 91 Octane(and not getting the most out of your 93 BB Tune) it's a wash or you save a little cash. I spend the same amount on gas each week as I did running 91 I just have to fill up an extra time so now I use about 1.5 tanks of gas as apposed to 1. I'll tell ya' I hate when I have to run 91 the difference is very noticeable. I am not so sold on the environmental aspect of it but I do think it helps decrease the need for foreign oil and that's a selling point for be but overall the performance is what has me going back. I don't think it is convenient enough here in Phx for a lot of people to use it, I happen to have a station right by my house or I probably wouldn't use it but don't write it off, I think it's a good fuel............