What grade of gas do you put in your ST?

[rkoeniger]

Considering buying an ST and just wondering, with a twin turbo motor does the ST require that you use 93 octane gas?

 

[Flyman]

93 is required to achieve the manufacturer's performance rating.
I use 93 every fill-up.

 

[Eljaber]

We use 93, but you can use 87. To get all the ponies, you need to use 93. After a couple of tanks, I can feel a difference when switching back and forth.

 

[bn1574]

I use 93. One thing you should consider with a direct injection engine it installing a catch can.

 

[2020FordRaptor]

Ford says minimum octane is 87. Fine to run on that. I run 91 because it seems to run better to me.

 

[enphor]

Run the highest available to you, 93 preferable. With 87 it will adjust and be fine but you will loose performance. If getting a tune , you will need to specify the tune for the highest you can get in your area.

 

[jeffreybehr]

AKI87 plus enough Boostane to increase it to around 90AKI.. Totally deserving of the handle 'Mr. Excess' that my wife of 38 years gave me, I have MUCH Boostane Premium purchased for my 93AKI Porsche Cayenne Turbo, so I add enough after I get home to increase it to around 90.. I think those 400 horses don't care, but I feel better about feeding it something 'better' then AKI87.

 

[2020FordRaptor]

It’s worth noting for normal people who don’t drive the car too aggressively, 87 will be fine and Premium wouldn’t be worth the extra price.

 

[Drsobczakst]

93. I run both city and highway everyday so I like knowing I have the best for both driving worlds.....

 

[enphor]

It’s worth noting for normal people who don’t drive the car too aggressively, 87 will be fine and Premium wouldn’t be worth the extra price.

Then get the ST-Line and save some bucks I say!

 

[Silver spruce ST]

I have been using 87oct since purchase and no issues. 93 for me is a waste of $$ unless towing then 93 comes to be useful.

 

[Loaded05]

I run 97 most of the time (E50).

 

[Silver spruce ST]

Can someone help me. I need to replace the driver side door seal but the one on the body not on the door.

 

[MattJ716]

Then get the ST-Line and save some bucks I say!

Savage... yet extremely accurate.

 

[MattJ716]

oh and.. 93 always besides the few times I have a brain-lapse and select 87 thinking its my wife's vehicle since I gas hers as well.

When that happens I drive as fast as possible as often as possible to burn through the tank to re-fill it with the proper 93.

 

[2020FordRaptor]

Then get the ST-Line and save some bucks I say!

Very true, exactly how I feel. Just saying what is true about most ST owners, only a slim majority of the thousands of ST's sold are actual car enthusiasts.

 

[enphor]

Very true, exactly how I feel. Just saying what is true about most ST owners, only a slim majority of the thousands of ST's sold are actual car enthusiasts.

True, I get disappointed when I see one and find a soccer mom driving it. I kind of die inside a little. But hey, it pumps up the sales numbers which we need to keep Ford making stuff like this. OR maybe its her husband's and she's just borrowing it. OR she's a car chick! Call me a bigot I don't care.

 

[enphor]

oh and.. 93 always besides the few times I have a brain-lapse and select 87 thinking its my wife's vehicle since I gas hers as well.

When that happens I drive as fast as possible as often as possible to burn through the tank to re-fill it with the proper 93.

I keep a few bottles of octane boost in the back, just in case I have a brain lapse or am traveling somewhere that only has 91. With the ZFG 93 tune its kinda necessary.

 

[UGADawg96]

93 because I like to do a few WOTs per tank and feel it get unleashed.

 

[hbalek]

True, I get disappointed when I see one and find a soccer mom driving it. I kind of die inside a little. But hey, it pumps up the sales numbers which we need to keep Ford making stuff like this. OR maybe its her husband's and she's just borrowing it. OR she's a car chick! Call me a bigot I don't care.

The reverse can also be true! When I see a young, fit, macho, man driving an ST, I get a boost and feel like a mule-hung stud! LMAO