Safe to run a stock RX7 on 91 octane?
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Safe to run a stock RX7 on 91 octane?
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I'm getting close to trading my car for an RX7, but I was worried about the octane of gas I'll be putting in it. All that is available in my local area is 91 octane. Will that "hurt" the engine too much? or should I try to find a place closeby that has 92 or 93?
BTW I live in Northern California (Fairfield/Vacaville area) and I haven't seen anyplaces selling 93 octane for a while. The highest I've seen is 91, and that's the premium stuff.
TIA
I'm getting close to trading my car for an RX7, but I was worried about the octane of gas I'll be putting in it. All that is available in my local area is 91 octane. Will that "hurt" the engine too much? or should I try to find a place closeby that has 92 or 93?
BTW I live in Northern California (Fairfield/Vacaville area) and I haven't seen anyplaces selling 93 octane for a while. The highest I've seen is 91, and that's the premium stuff.
TIA
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91 octane is good for stock FDs. Of course a little higher is better but there's no way in hell you'd get 92 or 93 in CA. There's 100 octane race gas though, which you dont need
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Originally posted by 1FooknTiteFD
91 is perfectly fine. I have a modded FD with single turbo and I run 91 octane and it's more than safe
91 is perfectly fine. I have a modded FD with single turbo and I run 91 octane and it's more than safe
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I've seen BP FD's running 1.2 kilos boost and 89 OCTANE GAS... Conservative timing and liberal amounts of fuel takes care of detonation.
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With 91 octane, I think you'll lose a little bit of power.Exhaust temps will also be higher with lower octane if you drive it hard. Perhaps you can add octane booster such as NOS or 108 etc
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cool!
thanks for all the input guys, I just wanted to make sure that when I got the RX7 that I wouldn't blow it up the first time I go to fill up =P.
thanks again
thanks for all the input guys, I just wanted to make sure that when I got the RX7 that I wouldn't blow it up the first time I go to fill up =P.
thanks again
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MMO is just used as a premix, and it actually decreases octane. Off the counter octane boosters don't do crap. Just go mix in some race gas or mix in some pure xylene (117octane) or toulene (114 octane).
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Originally posted by FD3S_RS
With 91 octane, I think you'll lose a little bit of power.Exhaust temps will also be higher with lower octane if you drive it hard. Perhaps you can add octane booster such as NOS or 108 etc
With 91 octane, I think you'll lose a little bit of power.Exhaust temps will also be higher with lower octane if you drive it hard. Perhaps you can add octane booster such as NOS or 108 etc
Actually, you'll make more power on lower octane, as long as you don't pre-detonate. Not to mention you'll save tons of money.
Octane is only the rating of gasoline to resist "knock", pre-detonation, whatever you want to call it.
If your car runs on lower octane without "pinging", use it. The problem with our engine is that it is very difficult to audibly hear. Generally speaking, higher compression engines REQUIRE higher octane.
Your owner's manual specifies premium unleaded.
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Originally posted by RX7Elmo
MMO is just used as a premix, and it actually decreases octane. Off the counter octane boosters don't do crap. Just go mix in some race gas or mix in some pure xylene (117octane) or toulene (114 octane).
Danny
MMO is just used as a premix, and it actually decreases octane. Off the counter octane boosters don't do crap. Just go mix in some race gas or mix in some pure xylene (117octane) or toulene (114 octane).
Danny
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Originally posted by RonKMiller
Actually, you'll make more power on lower octane, as long as you don't pre-detonate. Not to mention you'll save tons of money.
Octane is only the rating of gasoline to resist "knock", pre-detonation, whatever you want to call it.
The problem with our engine is that it is very difficult to audibly hear.
Actually, you'll make more power on lower octane, as long as you don't pre-detonate. Not to mention you'll save tons of money.
Octane is only the rating of gasoline to resist "knock", pre-detonation, whatever you want to call it.
The problem with our engine is that it is very difficult to audibly hear.
If you're ever able to hear the knock of detonation with a turbocharged motor, it's already too late.
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Originally posted by kento1
Not to belabor this subject, but a lower octane doesn't necessarily guarantee that you'll make more power than with a higher octane as long as you're not getting detonation. The misconception is that higher octane fuels burn "slower" because of the additives to achieve that octane rating, which use to be the case when tetraethyl lead was the additive for knock resistance. Newer unleaded fuels like Sunoco's GT104 racing fuel burn just as quick as lower octane fuel, but have various additives to resist knock while offering more power for the same amount of fuel.
If you're ever able to hear the knock of detonation with a turbocharged motor, it's already too late.
Not to belabor this subject, but a lower octane doesn't necessarily guarantee that you'll make more power than with a higher octane as long as you're not getting detonation. The misconception is that higher octane fuels burn "slower" because of the additives to achieve that octane rating, which use to be the case when tetraethyl lead was the additive for knock resistance. Newer unleaded fuels like Sunoco's GT104 racing fuel burn just as quick as lower octane fuel, but have various additives to resist knock while offering more power for the same amount of fuel.
If you're ever able to hear the knock of detonation with a turbocharged motor, it's already too late.
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