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Old 04-23-2015, 11:40 AM
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Default High octane gas

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Originally Posted by tuccillo View Post
Unless your owner's manual specifically calls for something higher than 87 octane unleaded fuel, there is no reason to use a higher octane. Using higher octane than required in an internal combustion engine has no benefits. These are low compression ratio engines (around 8:1) - little chance for pre-ignition.
I agree that there would be no need for high octane gas in a golf cart.