Re: octane?

[TBerk16@aol.com]

In a message dated 12/6/98 6:32:38 PM Pacific Standard Time, rts@nol.net
writes:

Just to help head off all the potential bull that may come of this I will just
add:

Yeah, me to.

> 
>  just went though a very heated debate on this on the Passat list.
>  
>  normal engines less than 9.3:1 compression will not benefit from 
>  octane ratings higher than 87.  they will benefit from the cleaners
>  but you're better off economically dumping in a bottle of techron in 
>  every 25k miles. If you run a high compression engine you will 
>  benefit from running higher octane gasoline, however 87 will be just 
>  fine, you'll just have to live with low performance and the 
>  occasional ping, which isnt harmful unless its pinging a LOT.
>  


Mannix is correct, don't trip.

Love,
TBerk

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