Originally Posted by Summerwolf
Well, I don't think it would be a big deal to run cheap **** in this car...its not turbocharged, it has a "high compression ratio" compared to what man, a lot of current hondas run similar compression ratios and are meant to run on cheap ****. One of the main reasons I'm not planning on keeping this thing...it doesn't handle the way I thought it would...its nose heavy, and without enough power to power steer it through...its just not good to go with my driving style. Using it as a daily driver has been okay, but its time to get two fast daily drivers.
Through New mexico...it was weird, they said the altitude let em run lesser octane ratings...I know the goat didn't really mind. I put the highest octane I could and coasted it and I got 25-28 MPG through new mexico...gotta love double overdrive.
If you don't like the nose heavy handling why don't you balance and tune the suspension? Nothing is perfect, if that's what you want you gotta do it yourself. I see no reason to get rid of the car for that reason, heck try mounting a wider rim up front and a more narrow wheel in the back.
Basically that's really the problem, it's not that nose heavy, the wheels in back are too freaken wide and it's overbearing on the front.