Nope, its a 458 and Husky is the only one around who offers 94 octane. But I swear to god, the 10 percent ethanol in their fuel is not good for my engine; the exhaust fumes are blacker then usual and my mileage dips below 10mpg

I'll talk to the mechanic at the dealership and see if what you suggested would work. Either that or I will have to buy a few drums of Sunoco fuel.

Yes its my 458. 95 RON or better. But im not sure if its the euro or us rating though; my manual just has it listed as RON. Im just going to defer to my dealership.

 

I love Harrys videos. It's like watching your dad awkwardly trying to record a video.

 

Yeah, the best we get in Alberta is 91 at a couple of stations. But at least it's not ethanol blended. We can also get 94 but that IS ethanol blended. I dunno, I prefer my gas to be gas. In BC you can get 94 gas (not ethanol blended), but now they've got all these impounding laws which really suck......

Whatcha running for tune/mods that require 95? Usually tunes are set to the availability of the local gas. At least that's what I did (91, 93 and 100 [for the track] tunes on both the GT and the 911tt).

EDIT - was typing when you posted, and now I see that you indicate it's 95 RON. You'll be ok with the 91. If you bought your 458 locally (Calgary?) that's what it'll be set for. Try the 91 at Esso, in Alberta anyway I'm told it's not Ethanol blended. You'll have to check your individual pump to be sure though.

EDIT 2 - Are you in Calgary or E-town?

 

SO TRUE. Nothing like a road trip to enjoy your car and the scenery around it. The best memories are made on those trips. And the most automobile fun outside of a track also.

You're driving it RIGHT!!!! On the track, I don't think my GT gets 4 mpg.....not like I measured it though.

 

My 458 is completely stock actually. At the time of the purchase I never thought to ask them what the fuel requirements might be but maybe you are right. Given whats happen so far, I'd still be more comfortable with a higher rated fuel.

Born in Edmonton but back and fourth between Vancouver because of my business. Honestly can't wait to get the hell out of this country though lol. What about you?

 

Born in South Africa, but raised in mostly Edmonton. Spent some time in Europe as well. Plus I go to Vancouver a fair bit as my best friend lives there.

But I'm stuck here (Edmonton) until my kids are in University at least......and that's a long way away yet......

 

Then you're all set. 95 RON is equivalent to 91 PON over here. Which is the normal common premium gas.

No worries to be had. As italian as they can be, Ferrari wouldn't release a car that required every owner to stock up on jet fuel!

 

Great post! 60km service FTW. "yet another R, you just sort of trip over them at this point"


Congrats on gold bar Z!

 

60000 kms , 5k Euro
Thats cheap.

I always wondered, Paganis dont have airbags?

 

Darksider we have the same fuel here. 94 with ethanol or 91 from Shell without ethanol. All the guys that run boost around here run the 91 without ethanol from Shell and report the same findings you do between the 2.

I would go with Superfly on the 458 having at least 2 octane tables in its ECU as well. You can run either if you do so consistently. The ecu just needs time to learn. Of course if you've already seen a milage loss and smoke then the 94 blend will definately put you down on power. Just costs more anyway too! If you get stuck having to run anything other than 91 without ethanol just do your horse a favour and dont push it hard. Low rpms = low timing(light load cruise the exception of course) = no detonation on low octane gas