 102 RON, no ethanol, - any good for the 914? Discuss please. |
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| thieuster |
 Aug 19 2015, 12:39 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 447 Joined: 31-January 15 From: 275 mls NW from Stuttgart. Member No.: 18,384 Region Association: Europe  |
A local station sells 102 RON fuel, without ethanol. My other classics love it, but these have carburated engines (SUs and Weber).
How does the 914 react to that sort of stuff? Experiences? Do's & Don'ts? I really would like to read your comments. Menno |
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| matthepcat |
Aug 19 2015, 12:59 AM
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Meat Popsicle Group: Members Posts: 1,462 Joined: 13-December 09 From: Saratoga CA Member No.: 11,125 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(thieuster @ Aug 18 2015, 11:39 PM)  A local station sells 102 RON fuel, without ethanol. My other classics love it, but these have carburated engines (SUs and Weber). How does the 914 react to that sort of stuff? Experiences? Do's & Don'ts? I really would like to read your comments. Menno Seems like a waste of $ for an engine that does not have the compression or tuning needed to harness the benefits. Probably best to run a fuel additive and swap out your rubber fuel lines with ethanol rated rubber. 100+ fuels make my 2.2s 6 happy though. |
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| thieuster |
Aug 19 2015, 01:36 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 447 Joined: 31-January 15 From: 275 mls NW from Stuttgart. Member No.: 18,384 Region Association: Europe |
... should have added that 99% of the stations here only sell 95 RON or 98 RON with Ethanol. Only a handful petrol stations in Holland sell classic car friendly stuff.
Now, 95 RON isn't what the docter ordered, according to the decals near the fuel tank stating that 98 is the stuff for the Teener engine. I don't know if there's a difference between markets, my car is a 73 2.0 European specs car. Price-wise, the 102 RON is more expensive. But hey, to start with, petrol is eyewatering expensive overhere in Holland. And I don't drive more than about 3K miles/year. We're talking nickles and dimes here. Menno |
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| GeorgeRud |
Aug 19 2015, 06:22 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,725 Joined: 27-July 05 From: Chicagoland Member No.: 4,482 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Other than the increased cost, it should work fine and the lack of ethanol should help save the fuel system in a car that's only occasionally driven.
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| Dave_Darling |
Aug 19 2015, 09:09 AM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,991 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California 
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It's only 4 points higher than what the 1.7 is spec'ed for. Should not cause any problems.
(For those of us in the US who are going cuckoo about 100+ octane, remember that RON is a different ratings scale than we use. The 102 RON gas would be labeled 97 or 98 octane at a US pump. Still high, but not quite race gas.) --DD |
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| johnhora |
Aug 19 2015, 10:31 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 866 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Derby City KY Member No.: 107 Region Association: None
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Menno...
I think you already answered your own question... "My other classics love it" If your TR3A and SAAB 96 love it so will your 914... You know I get all these answers that by me using VP-110 (MON 107/RON 113) race fuel in my old 914-6 street car it's just a waste and bla bla bla.....sure it is 2.5 times more expensive that the local "oxygenated"gasoline with alcohol, MTBE and who knows what else .. but every time I go out and start the 45 year old car...all I have to do is press the gas pedal down 3 times to wet the carb chokes and turn the key and it starts right up....every damn time....heck even my lawn mower and 2 cycle leaf blower run better with it.... So bottom line it works for me and apparently for your vintage Triumph and SAAB Your 914 will like you a lot more.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Have Fun driving your vintage cars! |
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| thieuster |
Aug 19 2015, 12:15 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 447 Joined: 31-January 15 From: 275 mls NW from Stuttgart. Member No.: 18,384 Region Association: Europe |
Thanks for the comments, guys! I was afraid that the Injection system would 'oppose against it'.
So, off to the petrol stations two block from my house next time I have to fill the tank! Menno |
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