I wanted to know for a engine developed in the 70's and rebuilt in the 2000's do you think 4 octane points higher makes a difference on how the engine performs as a daily driver ?
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Yep! 2.0s hate premium, runs cold.
M
OH! That poor F4i!
-Aaron G.
I don't remember the 1.8 not liking it.
Injected 2.0s and 1.7s I have had hate it. If it's hot outside, they flutter at idle, almost like an overheat, and the idle drops 300 or so, and can cause all kinds of shit warm starting.
We have some of the best quality gas you can buy in the states here, you have even better maybe.
Dense winter air is another story, make you wish you had 104 octane, and 4' velocity stacks.
M
My car has webers and I live in Seattle, would premium help ?, it's a 2.0 with euro pistons and a mild factory cam.
I don't know.
Washington has boutique fuels, like California?
Test out only a half a tank, or even less, won't hurt you, with carbs, and somewhat milder weather than us poor folks in the killing zone.
i hate heat
M
Premium is the expensive shit, right? Thats all I put in mine....
I used premium in my carbbed 1.7... and I wonder if that's one of the many reasons it didn't idle smooth...
Redshift, your saying use the cheepo stuff?
Andrew
Look in your owners manual.
And with that, I go nappy.
M
Hehe, I have about 5 workshop manuals, but not the factory owners, keeping my eye on ebay for a nice one cheap..
Andrew
and I can't sleep so...
1.7 (early) 98 RON
1.7 (late) 91 RON
2.0 91 RON
be right back..
M
Googlectomy! There is the whole thing in a page. -whew- (popups crap!) Hold on..
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/wheels/articles/0828wheels28click.html
M
Hmm, thats not what I have read before. DD posted a bunch of stuff before of how the ratings are different and how to translate them for todays fuel. I have used regular and hitest in my 2056 engine. Seems to like the good stuff much better, runs smoother.
Geoff
Union 76 sells 100 Octane Unleaded here in San Jose right out of the pump.
My 1.7 likes it.
Pat
premium is going for a premium down here right now, almost 2.50/gal.
I dunno why it so different for everyone else. I've had at least one 914 since 82, and this has always been my experience, except for carbs, oh... and I don't remember the 1.8.
M
according to PP spec sheet, my 2.0 should be running 91 RON. It does run noticeabley smoother with the premium. Occasionally I add in the 104 octane boost. Combined with electronic ignition and wider gap, there is a peppier response.
http://www.pelicanparts.com/914/technical_specs/914_20_tech_specs.htm
I ain't no major mechanic but have worked my way through a number of issues that have come up with my car. I thank my local porsche mechanic (a former 914 racer) and some of the guys here and on PP and Rennlist for insight.
I put prem in my 72 1.7. Never tried regular or medium (what's the middle grade called anyway?). I've been assuming that the engine would detonate it's self to pieces on regular.
Here's a piece for the puzzle: I used to have a '97 F150 which ran "better" on premium but got worse fuel economy. I repeated the experiment over and over switching between reg and prem. Reg~16 Prem~13. I always assumed that the engine controls ran the timing with more advance (less propensity to knock with prem) on premium thus yielding slightly better performance but worse mileage. I wasn't really "into" the truck so I never bothered to investigate the engine control system to verify that idea. How's that apply here? Simplistically would you set the timing slightly retrograde from the spec if you want (insist) to run reg - right?
Have fun,
Kevin
87 plain old pump gas is roughly 92 RON.
So..
M
Wish they had 100 here in WA at the regular pumps
I'm gonna hijack a little here:
Will there be a benefit to run premium 92 or race gas 100 in my car's configuration?
2.0 Euro Pistons/Cyls
webcam 494
weber 40's
SSI's
triad
compression bumped to 9-9.5 to 1
Thanks.
now if i understand the whole thing right (which i might not) then using higher octane rated fuel WITHOUT any engine modifications that increase compression, is a complete waste of money.
the higher the octane number, the more you can compress the gas before it ignites itself (pre-detonation, VERY bad for your car).
but, if you have a stock 1.7 that was rated for 91 from the factory, filling it up with 98 is not going to do you any good. it might even hurt the engine.
going over 100 or using race-gas in a 7.3:1 engine SHOULD NOT make it run better.
anyone?
Andy
Kevin, your 72 an early one? Spec is 93 octane.
Andy you freak.. Nope.
M
here is the compression ratio chart for all the years
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No, the 1.7 that burned was spec'ed for 98 RON.
M
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