 what octane gas?, 1974 914 1.8 |
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| brcacti |
 Sep 5 2019, 02:57 PM
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1974 914 1.8  Group: Members Posts: 674 Joined: 17-July 19 From: PHX AZ 60 miles south Member No.: 23,302 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
Hello, the sign by the fuel tank inside the front trunk/hood says use 91 octane gas what do you all use in your cars???????????????????
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| mepstein |
Sep 5 2019, 03:16 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,314 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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Regular. The 91 reference is a different standard
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| EdwardBlume |
Sep 5 2019, 03:27 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 12,338 Joined: 2-January 03 From: SLO Member No.: 81 Region Association: Central California
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Leaded if you can find it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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| mepstein |
Sep 5 2019, 04:37 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,314 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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Leaded gas was never needed in 911 or 914 engines.
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| 914Sixer |
Sep 5 2019, 05:37 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,903 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region
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IF you can find pure gas (no ethanol) 87 regular will make it run like a top.
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| BeatNavy |
Sep 5 2019, 07:14 PM
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Certified Professional Scapegoat Group: Members Posts: 2,924 Joined: 26-February 14 From: Easton, MD Member No.: 17,042 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(brcacti @ Sep 5 2019, 04:57 PM)  Hello, the sign by the fuel tank inside the front trunk/hood says use 91 octane gas what do you all use in your cars??????????????????? 91 RON. RON is a Euro standard, and 91 RON closely approximates 87 in US. |
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| iankarr |
Sep 5 2019, 07:52 PM
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The wrencher formerly known as Cuddy_K Group: Members Posts: 2,481 Joined: 22-May 15 From: Heber City, UT Member No.: 18,749 Region Association: Intermountain Region
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Stock type IV engines have pretty modest compression ratios, so all you need is regular gas. Non-ethanol if available. |
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| jmitro |
Sep 8 2019, 08:53 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 713 Joined: 23-July 15 From: Oklahoma Member No.: 18,986 Region Association: None
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does anyone use octane boosters?
what about for a 2056? It's hard to find anything over 91 RON around here |
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| Rand |
Sep 8 2019, 08:55 AM
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Cross Member Group: Members Posts: 7,409 Joined: 8-February 05 From: OR Member No.: 3,573 Region Association: None |
OMG this AGAIN?
RON != octane Poster is just stirring. Post count is awesome (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bs.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pain30.gif) |
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