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The fuel gauge (on my E0 at least) says PREMIUM FUEL ONLY. 'nuff said. 
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Originally posted by muskamike:
Anyone care to speculate or share knowledge? Should I continue with 87 or 92?
Stick with 87 if you like reduced performance, possible detonation and ping, and possible damage to the engine if you drive it hard regularly.
Use 92 if youre concerned with having your car run at its best, and want to use the car's POWERBAND (5-7000 RPM) without problems.
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There's a difference, on average of $3 PER TANK from using Premium (92-93) over 87 tractor-piss ($0.20 more per gallon for 92-93, @ 15 gallons). $3 farking dollars!
Hmm, using 87 = detonation (yes even if you can't hear it) = eventual engine damage = new egine = $2000 >> $3.
Now, $2000/$3=667 tanks of gas. At an average of 22mpg you get 330 miles per tank. So we can expect that 667 tanks of gas gets us 220110 miles.
So unless you can show me how you are going to get more than 220k out of your SVT engine, while running it on 87, and therefore negate the need for premium - Please STFU!
Why buy a performance car and then be a cheap [censored] without really knowing what you're tlaking about and without doing the math?
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Originally posted by guitarman19853:
why would it use more gas? that doesnt make sense at all. have you tried this? has anyone tried this? i think my next tank is going to be regular so that i can see how many miles i get on a tank versus the premium.
Your car will lean out and then be out of tune which will affect its efficiency.
Muskamike: Chevron 92 Octane. Enough said.
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Originally posted by guitarman19853:
i suggest you read your manual again.
I suggest you look at the fine print on your fuel gauge again...
and the manual hardly recommends using 87.
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Okay I was going to let this go because it looks like just a matter of opinion. However, when people try to say that it can't be used or that is does not say in the manual that you CAN use regular, then I have to proove them wrong. So here it is, scanned from page 13 of the SVT Contour Owners Guide Supplement which applies to all years as the 99's and 00's came with the same ones printed in 1998.  Argument Closed.
~Ryan
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Originally posted by guitarman19853:
Argument Closed.
LOL!!  
Mark
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oh.. since when do any of us believe anything Ford states? Originally posted by Ford:
Also available is an optional V-6, 2.5-liter Duratec engine. This low-maintenance powertrain features platinum-tipped spark plugs, enabling Contour to travel 100,000 miles before a scheduled tune-up
Ray
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If you don't believe anything Ford states, then why the heck do you even own one?
The oil companies get rich from high octane sales. People will claim that your engine will blow up, but who ever has had this happen and can prove that it was 87 gas? Ask a real car technican, not a zealous Contour enthusiast about what gas to burn.
BTW: This thread bleongs to the Stang guy, go to an oil company chat room to sell 91 gas.
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