Re: A question on fuel grades or octane

["Lee Folkman" <general_lee_f@hotmail.com>]

>From what i understand, higher octanes doesn't matter on the 8v unless you 
have a knock sensor.  i figure it doesn't hurt it though.

Lee Folkman
'84 Wolfsburg Scirocco 8v (soon to be turbo)
'82 Jetta Diesel(225,000+ and can still get 50mpg)
http://scirocco84.homepage.com


>From: Jorel <jorel140@yahoo.com>
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: A question on fuel grades or octane
>Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 06:40:50 -0700 (PDT)
>
>I have always used premium fuel in my Scirocco
>thinking this was a better way to go. I just bought a
>brand new car (which will not supplant the scirocco)
>with an owners manual that reccomends against the
>premium brand fuels, and says the 87 octane fuel is
>best. Maybe so for a 2000 Neon, but what about a
>Scirocco? Have I been wrong to use the 91 octane fuel?
>
>Jorel Jackson
>'85 Scirocco
>
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