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Unless you go FI, up the compression (10.0:1 or higher), advance your timing, you don't need premium. The higher octane just prevents detonation and without the above listed mods, 87 will be just fine.
i think this is a placebo (sp?) effect. when you put the 93 in you drove differently and thought the better mileage was due to it. i call major bs on 30mpg. my dad drives 90% on the freeway and 10% city on one tank and on a good trip gets 26mpg TOPS. to add the fact that 93 octane resists burning than 87, you'd get less mpg soooo check your math or somethin