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I picked up my Stinger 4 cycl turbo premium yesterday. What a fantastic fun ride. I forgot to ask the dealer what grade of fuel is recommended for the stinger?

Thanks
 
I picked up my Stinger 4 cycl turbo premium yesterday. What a fantastic fun ride. I forgot to ask the dealer what grade of fuel is recommended for the stinger?

Thanks
Congratulations and enjoy.

You will want premium fuel for your car. Not sure if it's required or not though.
 
Welcome aboard and congratulations!
Any photos of that beauty?
Premium is recommended.
 
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91 minimum and 93 recommended (if you can find it in your area). Turbo cars are higher compression and need a higher octane rated fuel. Basically the higher the octane rating the more resistant the fuel is to combustion. Turbo engines work by packing more air into the cylinder and increasing compression which can be dangerous under heavy load if you have more unstable fuel (lower octane). When lower octane enters a cylinder under high pressure, and heat it can pre detonate (aka engine knock) which can cause a lot of damage to your engine.

Another thing drivers forget is picking a good fuel station. Believe it or not there is a difference in gas quality you get from station to station. There are only a hand full of gas stations that are considered "high quality." Some of them include BP, Shell, and Mobile. ONLY buy gas from those if you have them around your area. Trust me you will thank me later. Going to get a tank of gas from your local Wawa will eventually dirty up your engine. Dirty fuel means less power/performance over time as your valve train gets wrecked from all the carbon build up.
 
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Welcome. If you use less than 91 octane this "could result in loss of power and increase in fuel consumption." (from the manual)
 
Hey Sudip Sarkar,

Welcome to the Stinger Forum and congrats on receiving your Kia Stinger! It is suggested to use premium 91/93 Octane fuel for your vehicle. You can find crucial information such as this in your owners manual as well. If you are looking for any aftermarket parts please check out our website www.K8StingerStore.com. If you have any questions or need suggestions please reach out and I would be glad to help out.

- Daniel
 
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91 minimum and 93 recommended (if you can find it in your area). Turbo cars are higher compression and need a higher octane rated fuel. Basically the higher the octane rating the more resistant the fuel is to combustion. Turbo engines work by packing more air into the cylinder and increasing compression which can be dangerous under heavy load if you have more unstable fuel (lower octane). When lower octane enters a cylinder under high pressure, and heat it can pre detonate (aka engine knock) which can cause a lot of damage to your engine.

Another thing drivers forget is picking a good fuel station. Believe it or not there is a difference in gas quality you get from station to station. There are only a hand full of gas stations that are considered "high quality." Some of them include BP, Shell, and Mobile. ONLY buy gas from those if you have them around your area. Trust me you will thank me later. Going to get a tank of gas from your local Wawa will eventually dirty up your engine. Dirty fuel means less power/performance over time as your valve train gets wrecked from all the carbon build up.
Thakns a lot. That was really informative. I usuallly fill up gas from Shell. I have seen my Genesis run way smoother when I fill up from a Shell station. I would do the same for the Stinger. Thanks a lot again.
 
Welcome to the hive Supid. :)
Thanks a lot. By the way your typo on my name just missed a "t". that would have really messed up my name. LOL!
 
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