2006 dakota

From : matrix1970

Q: hi i got a 2006 dakota with a 4.7 liter high output. the owner manual recommends to use premium. with gas prices going up i am tempted to use regular. would that affect performance or hurt the engine any advise is appreciated. thanks. .

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From : matrix1970

thanks ill have to try that. do you still get optimal performance with the octane booster on jul 9 312 am napalmheart olsonfamnos...@iserv.net wrote hi i got a 2006 dakota with a 4.7 liter high output. the owner manual recommends to use premium. with gas prices going up i am tempted to use regular. would that affect performance or hurt the engine any advise is appreciated. thanks. try a tankfull of each check the mileage for each then calculate cost per mile. dont confuse price with cost. ken tha e truc was designed to run on higher octane fuel and if you dont it could set a check engine lite and the pinging does do damage over time the louder it is the worse it becomes knock sensors are not desinged to counter that effect i have a rt and a mopar hipo pcm and also im suppose to have premium fuel but i use a octane booster that is cheaper than the premium gas and have good results .

From : Annonymous

on jul 9 312 am napalmheart olsonfamnos...@iserv.net wrote hi i got a 2006 dakota with a 4.7 liter high output. the owner manual recommends to use premium. with gas prices going up i am tempted to use regular. would that affect performance or hurt the engine any advise is appreciated. thanks. try a tankfull of each check the mileage for each then calculate cost per mile. dont confuse price with cost. ken tha e truc was designed to run on higher octane fuel and if you dont it could set a check engine lite and the pinging does do damage over time the louder it is the worse it becomes knock sensors are not desinged to counter that effect i have a rt and a mopar hipo pcm and also im suppose to have premium fuel but i use a octane booster that is cheaper than the premium gas and have good results .

From : tom lawrence

does the 4.7l actually do this the 5.2l and 5.9l do not seem to alter timing based on knocking from what i could tell on my 2000 and 2001 rams. yep - all of the x.7ls have knock sensors so does the vipers 8.3l. two of em bolted to each side of the engine block. youre correct about the 3.9/5.2/5.9 and the 8.0l as well contrary to what a former member of this group espoused - no knock sensors there. .

From : napalmheart

hi i got a 2006 dakota with a 4.7 liter high output. the owner manual recommends to use premium. with gas prices going up i am tempted to use regular. would that affect performance or hurt the engine any advise is appreciated. thanks. try a tankfull of each check the mileage for each then calculate cost per mile. dont confuse price with cost. ken .

From : matrix1970

thank you for all the info. thanks and if i go back to premium the engine will regain performance correct. .

From : tom lawrence

thanks and if i go back to premium the engine will regain performance correct. .

From : bill

why not use one tank premium and the next el cheapo. mix the tow to see how that works. hi i got a 2006 dakota with a 4.7 liter high output. the owner manual recommends to use premium. with gas prices going up i am tempted to use regular. would that affect performance or hurt the engine any advise is appreciated. thanks. .

From : matrix1970

thanks and if i go back to premium the engine will regain performance hi i got a 2006 dakota with a 4.7 liter high output. the owner manual recommends to use premium. with gas prices going up i am tempted to use regular. would that affect performance or hurt the engine any advise is appreciated. thanks. it will have an effect on your performance as the engine will retard the ignition timing to combat knocking resulting in less power. it wont actually hurt the engine - thats the whole purpose behind knock sensors. .

From : miles

tom lawrence wrote it will have an effect on your performance as the engine will retard the ignition timing to combat knocking resulting in less power. it wont actually hurt the engine - thats the whole purpose behind knock sensors. does the 4.7l actually do this the 5.2l and 5.9l do not seem to alter timing based on knocking from what i could tell on my 2000 and 2001 rams. .

From : tom lawrence

hi i got a 2006 dakota with a 4.7 liter high output. the owner manual recommends to use premium. with gas prices going up i am tempted to use regular. would that affect performance or hurt the engine any advise is appreciated. thanks. it will have an effect on your performance as the engine will retard the ignition timing to combat knocking resulting in less power. it wont actually hurt the engine - thats the whole purpose behind knock sensors. .