View Poll Results: what type of gas do yall use?
cheap shit
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what type of gas do yall use?
12-29-02, 02:31 PM
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what type of gas do yall use?
what kind of gas do you use? does it affect the way your rotary runs? i know for piston engines it make it knock less, but anything for our cars?
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12-29-02, 03:52 PM
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Originally posted by 85RX7GS
I use the "cheap ****", but it really isn't all that cheap.
I use the "cheap ****", but it really isn't all that cheap.
12-29-02, 03:56 PM
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Originally posted by 85RX7GS
I use the "cheap ****", but it really isn't all that cheap.
I use the "cheap ****", but it really isn't all that cheap.
Euro 95 and Euro 98
But for our 'cheap' gas (Euro95@a small local gasstation with an unknown brand of gas. It's more like Euro92 or something) we have to pay around 50 USD a tank.
And with a lot of stop&go traffic and constant trafficjams we burn a lot of fuel.
12-29-02, 04:00 PM
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Originally posted by inittab
Jersey gas is historically cheaper than most states. It has something to do with the fact that we DON'T/CAN'T pump our own gas.
Jersey gas is historically cheaper than most states. It has something to do with the fact that we DON'T/CAN'T pump our own gas.
12-29-02, 04:08 PM
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Originally posted by WackyRotary
For those folks using anything more then 87octane gasoline, I hope you are running boost or your wasting money.
For those folks using anything more then 87octane gasoline, I hope you are running boost or your wasting money.
hehe yeah
our cars already have enough trouble igniting gas as it is, no need to make it tougher by using higher octane
now in turbo apps you dont wanna knock
i just rolled outta bed at 4 in the pm so it may sound a little odd
12-29-02, 04:18 PM
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This "the lower the better" thing doesn't seem to be clear for me... First: 87 **** is only available in development countries, even Germans sell nothing less the 90... I always use 95, cause it's the lowest/cheapest you can get in Belgium. Once the turbo is on, I'll go for 98 or higher. The quality of the fuel does matter. Octane of course doesn't always means quality, but still. No cheap stuff in my car...
And my car DOES not have problems igniting/burning fuel at all...
And my car DOES not have problems igniting/burning fuel at all...
12-29-02, 04:34 PM
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Ugh. More octane discussions. Due to the nature of the rotary's combustion chambers (they're high turbulence, so they don't tend to get hot spots), high octane gas isn't necessary at all (high-boost turbo aspiration cars excepted, of course). The octane rating also has nothing to do with the quality of the gas, as rotary emotions said. I run 87 in mine, cause its the lowest i can get without buying n-heptane (0 octane) from a chemical supply place. I tried running 89 octane gasahol in my car over the summer, cause it was the same price, and it caused my car to vapor lock, so I quickly switched back to the cheap stuff.
12-29-02, 04:42 PM
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87 is good UNLESS your running Turbo,
Heres soemthing you guys might not know but this si what I do,I go to the MSN site,and type in my area code to find the cheapest gas in my area,I have done this for about the last month and a half and have saved up as much as 20 cents per gallon.
Try it..
Heres soemthing you guys might not know but this si what I do,I go to the MSN site,and type in my area code to find the cheapest gas in my area,I have done this for about the last month and a half and have saved up as much as 20 cents per gallon.
Try it..
12-29-02, 04:47 PM
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Originally posted by SoRRoW
87 is good UNLESS your running Turbo,
Heres soemthing you guys might not know but this si what I do,I go to the MSN site,and type in my area code to find the cheapest gas in my area,I have done this for about the last month and a half and have saved up as much as 20 cents per gallon.
Try it..
87 is good UNLESS your running Turbo,
Heres soemthing you guys might not know but this si what I do,I go to the MSN site,and type in my area code to find the cheapest gas in my area,I have done this for about the last month and a half and have saved up as much as 20 cents per gallon.
Try it..
12-29-02, 04:59 PM
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Cheap **** is good enough for my 82 GSL...it's all stock. Anything more could actually cause long term damage to your engine if it is not designed for a higher octane gas.
And anways....cheap **** is not cheap damn it...$1.50 here right now...it sucks.
And anways....cheap **** is not cheap damn it...$1.50 here right now...it sucks.
12-29-02, 05:26 PM
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ok heres the thing about octanes.... this was a topic with the SRX7 guys last season...
a stock rotary engine runs best with 87 octane. YES, it makes a difference, and YES, WackyRotary is right in that your probably wasting your money on anything higher with a STOCK engine.
87 octane burns a little bit slower than midgrade or premium, so the theory is.... the 87 fuel burns in a streak as a the rotor is spinning, as opposed to the Premium which would burn up almost instantly. it will also burn slower and fill the long, thin combusion chamber of a rotary. Premium will burn in a short, fat explosion like the combusion chamber of a piston engine.
--eric
a stock rotary engine runs best with 87 octane. YES, it makes a difference, and YES, WackyRotary is right in that your probably wasting your money on anything higher with a STOCK engine.
87 octane burns a little bit slower than midgrade or premium, so the theory is.... the 87 fuel burns in a streak as a the rotor is spinning, as opposed to the Premium which would burn up almost instantly. it will also burn slower and fill the long, thin combusion chamber of a rotary. Premium will burn in a short, fat explosion like the combusion chamber of a piston engine.
--eric
12-29-02, 05:38 PM
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stupid question, but for the sake of knowledge, can someone explain to me why a turbo car needs higher octane, even in a rotary? im glad i started this post before i actually went and tried it. ive been debating it for awhile, and i figured i would ask before i do it, glad i did
12-29-02, 05:50 PM
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Originally posted by specRX7_22
87 octane burns a little bit slower than midgrade or premium, so the theory is.... the 87 fuel burns in a streak as a the rotor is spinning, as opposed to the Premium which would burn up almost instantly. it will also burn slower and fill the long, thin combusion chamber of a rotary. Premium will burn in a short, fat explosion like the combusion chamber of a piston engine.
--eric
87 octane burns a little bit slower than midgrade or premium, so the theory is.... the 87 fuel burns in a streak as a the rotor is spinning, as opposed to the Premium which would burn up almost instantly. it will also burn slower and fill the long, thin combusion chamber of a rotary. Premium will burn in a short, fat explosion like the combusion chamber of a piston engine.
--eric