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Mavrick272 |
Jun 4 2008, 10:34 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 41 Joined: 24-April 08 From: Rockford, MI Member No.: 8,962 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Which kinda gas should I run in my 914?
should I use lead additives or just run premium in it? or just run regular (crosses fingers) This is really irrelevant, seeing as it's going to be a long time before she's on the road....but just thought I'd ask thanks! |
Spoke |
Jun 4 2008, 10:38 AM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 7,079 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None |
I run premium w/o any additives.
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shelby/914 |
Jun 4 2008, 10:48 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 804 Joined: 24-August 05 From: Foxfield, Co Member No.: 4,655 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
My basically stock '76 2.0L with euro pistions runs just fine on 87, which is midgrade at this altitude. have also ran 85 with no knock. experiment and see
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Gint |
Jun 4 2008, 11:18 AM
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Mike Ginter Group: Admin Posts: 16,094 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Denver CO. Member No.: 20 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
I've never put anything but regular gas in a 914. By regular I mean 85 at altitude and 87 at sea level.
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SLITS |
Jun 4 2008, 11:41 AM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None |
I've never run anything but lo-grade, cheap ass, water contaminated, towel-head juice.
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Phoenix914 |
Jun 4 2008, 11:55 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 389 Joined: 6-December 06 From: Oviedo, FL Member No.: 7,322 Region Association: South East States |
If if runs fine on regular, use it. There would be no benefit to using higher octane gas.
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John |
Jun 4 2008, 12:01 PM
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member? what's a member? Group: Members Posts: 3,393 Joined: 30-January 04 From: Evansville, IN (SIRPCA) Member No.: 1,615 Region Association: None |
You guys burn gasoline in your cars?
Out here in Kansas City, we have so much gasoline that we just burn it right in the storage facility........ Actually, lightning struck the tank last night and lit the fire. low grade (87) gas works fine in stock 914's. I use 91 in my 3.2 powered 914. Attached image(s) |
ericread |
Jun 4 2008, 01:10 PM
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The Viper Blue 914 Group: Members Posts: 2,177 Joined: 7-December 07 From: Irvine, CA (The OC) Member No.: 8,432 Region Association: Southern California |
Awesome! Looks kinda like the Universal Studios fire on Sunday!!
The Univerals fire has been estimated a about $5Million in damages. With the cost of gas, that may be comparable to the Kansas City fire! |
6freak |
Jun 4 2008, 01:16 PM
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MR.C Group: Members Posts: 4,740 Joined: 19-March 08 From: Tacoma WA Member No.: 8,829 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Which kinda gas should I run in my 914? should I use lead additives or just run premium in it? or just run regular (crosses fingers) This is really irrelevant, seeing as it's going to be a long time before she's on the road....but just thought I'd ask thanks! you cant aford gas...walk.......... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sheeplove.gif) ben laden (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sheeplove.gif) G.W Bush |
purple |
Jun 4 2008, 01:19 PM
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Pigeon feeders attract me Group: Members Posts: 938 Joined: 24-July 07 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 7,942 Region Association: None |
My issue with premium gas is that I have to advance my timing pretty far to get my teener to run right. I'm backing off that stuff and have moved to mid grade (which is mixed inside the pump from 1 part regular, 1 part premium, there are only 2 gas types, regular and premium, fyi)
I havent re-timed yet, but will this weekend... |
Gint |
Jun 4 2008, 01:33 PM
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Mike Ginter Group: Admin Posts: 16,094 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Denver CO. Member No.: 20 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
You're wasting your money.
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Spoke |
Jun 4 2008, 06:42 PM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 7,079 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None |
Looks like I'm the only one so far using premium....Hmm....
The owners manual for my '71 1.7L says "98 Octane (Premium)" and the owners manual for my '74 2.0L say 91 RON What is the conversion from RON to R+M/2? Is 91 RON regular or premium? Price diff these days between regular and premium is still about 20 cents/gal. For a 10 gallon fillup @ $4/gal, diff is $2 on $40. |
BMartin914 |
Jun 4 2008, 07:16 PM
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||| Group: Members Posts: 1,408 Joined: 30-May 04 From: Oregon Member No.: 2,128 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Looks like I'm the only one so far using premium....Hmm.... The owners manual for my '71 1.7L says "98 Octane (Premium)" and the owners manual for my '74 2.0L say 91 RON What is the conversion from RON to R+M/2? Is 91 RON regular or premium? Price diff these days between regular and premium is still about 20 cents/gal. For a 10 gallon fillup @ $4/gal, diff is $2 on $40. Gint is right. I seriously doubt you found ANYTHING in your manual for your 1971 Porsche that indicates to use 98 octane. It is quite likely though that your manual and your car direct you to use 91 RON which is a standard not used in the United States...find the equivalent octane rating by taking (RON+MON)/2, you'll get the octane rating of the fuel. You will find in most situations that (91 RON + X MON)/2 equates to regular unleaded gasoline. |
Spoke |
Jun 4 2008, 07:46 PM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 7,079 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None |
From the owners manual for my '71 1.7L:
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John |
Jun 4 2008, 10:02 PM
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member? what's a member? Group: Members Posts: 3,393 Joined: 30-January 04 From: Evansville, IN (SIRPCA) Member No.: 1,615 Region Association: None |
Awesome! Looks kinda like the Universal Studios fire on Sunday!! The Univerals fire has been estimated a about $5Million in damages. With the cost of gas, that may be comparable to the Kansas City fire! Our little fire was probably a little more than $5M. Supposedly there was approximately 1.2M gallons burned. I wonder what their "carbon footprint" was..... Our local gas prices have not increased. (YET) Burn the cheapest gas your car can use without knocking/pinging. In Missouri, there is no law requiring stating if gas is 100% or an ethanol blend. Apparently, most all of it is a blend and there is no difference (in Missouri) in actual octane rating between midgrade gas and lowgrade gas. The news did an expose' on the whole thing a few months back. Only the sticker (and price) on the pump is different. |
PeeGreen 914 |
Jun 4 2008, 11:12 PM
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Just when you think you're done...wait, there is more..lol Group: Members Posts: 10,219 Joined: 21-September 06 From: Seattle, WA... actually Everett Member No.: 6,884 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
From the owners manual for my '71 1.7L: Looks like it says 98 octane to me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) I run 110 mixed with premium. |
eg914 |
Jun 5 2008, 12:12 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 319 Joined: 17-June 04 From: Elk Grove, CA Member No.: 2,223 Region Association: None |
I have a 1.7L in my car, and run premium. I tried running lower grade, and had pinging and run-on issues. Is the compression ratio in the 1.7L engine higher than the larger displacements?
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IronHillRestorations |
Jun 5 2008, 07:26 AM
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I. I. R. C. Group: Members Posts: 6,768 Joined: 18-March 03 From: West TN Member No.: 439 Region Association: None |
The higher the octane the slower the burn. The higher octane, the more additives the fuel has in it, which ends up on the top of your piston and on you cylinder head. The more carbon build up you get means it raises the compression and you get carbon hot spots on the piston or cylinder head which results in pre-ignition, so you run higher octane fuel and the endless cycle continues.
Always run the lowest octane you can without pre-ignition (pinging). |
r_towle |
Jun 5 2008, 07:45 AM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,638 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
I've never run anything but lo-grade, cheap ass, water contaminated, towel-head juice. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) These aircooled 4 cylinder cars can run on anything...that is by design. With 20Mm beetles sold, loads of buses sold worldwide...the motor (with its low compression, and restricted heads/exhaust) can run on any fuel worldwide. I shop for the cheapest gas, period. I did, while autoxing, blend it with race fuel to net 105 octane...but the race fuel is now $8.00 per gallon and I dont rce my car anymore... Rich |
rhodyguy |
Jun 5 2008, 09:54 AM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,192 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
with the carbs, i found the idle increased when i dropped down to mid-grade a few years back. in addition to the idle speed screws, the idle a/f mixture had to be reset as well.
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