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Fuel economy and improving it, among other things.

Subject: Fuel economy and improving it, among other things.
From: rogercv1 at gmail.com (Roger concha)
Date: Fri Jul 1 15:44:35 2005
In-reply-to: <20050701202942.19349.qmail@server276.com>
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but to us 16v folk the 91 or higher octane really does make a difference

On 7/1/05, matt <matt@safearmy.com> wrote:
> I looked at my fuel door and it says 91 ron. Pretty sure thats euro. So I still say it's meant for 87 octane gas. Hell a jh is 8.5:1 cr. I think 93 is overkill for the engine and wallet.
> Matt
> 1981 Mars Red
> 1984 Wolfsburg
> 1987 8v Auto
> 
> -------Original Message-------
> > From: "Mike Smith" <smithma7@gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: Re: Fuel economy and improving it, among other things.
> > Sent: 01 Jul 2005 20:01:15
> >
> >  it says 91 on my gas door, and I think that's US.  Been using the 93
> >  since I moved to MD and was averaging 31+ when working in Tyson's
> >  Corner, VA.  100 miles round trip/day.  I thought that was pretty damn
> >  good considering I was sitting in traffic most of the time.  Keep in
> >  mind though that my odometer ain't working and I know the mileage of
> >  the trip from doing it in the old Pontiac before I got rid of it.
> >
> >  On 7/1/05, matt <matt@safearmy.com> wrote:
> >  >
> >  > actually i don't know if that's true. The VW owners manual says 91 ron which i think  is the euro octane rating system and 87 clc which is what we use in north america. so i think 87 is what it's designed for. I'm no expert so i could be wrong
> >  > Matt
> >  > 1981 Mars Red
> >  > 1984 Wolfsburg
> >  > 1987 8v Auto
> >  > -------Original Message-------
> >  > > From: "David Utley" <fahrvegnugen@cox.net>
> >  > > Subject: Re: Re: Fuel economy and improving it, among other things.
> >  > > Sent: 01 Jul 2005 19:36:55
> >  > >
> >  > >  Regular grade in that era WAS 91....  :-)
> >  > >
> >  > >  BTW, I consistently run 93, and enjoy the difference...
> >  > >
> >  > >  David
> >  > >  >
> >  > >  > From: "matt" <matt@safearmy.com>
> >  > >  > Date: 2005/07/01 Fri PM 02:52:49 EDT
> >  > >  > To: "scirocco-l@scirocco.org" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> >  > >  > Subject: Re: Fuel economy and improving it, among other things.
> >  > >  >
> >  > >  > I just use regular. It's 87 or 89 I can't remember. The car runs just fine. In fact I consider it a waste of money to run a higher grade of fuel in a stock 8v. The engine was designed to run prefectly well on regular grade.
> >  > >  > Matt
> >  > >  > 1981 Mars Red
> >  > >  > 1984 Wolfsburg
> >  > >  > 1987 8v Auto
> >  > >  > Louisville, KY
> >  > >  >
> >  > >  > -------Original Message-------
> >  > >  > > From: "Neptuno" <neptunonc@yahoo.com>
> >  > >  > > Subject: Re: Fuel economy and improving it, among other things.
> >  > >  > > Sent: 01 Jul 2005 18:35:10
> >  > >  > >
> >  > >  > >  93
> >  > >  > >
> >  > >  > >  _ROGER CONCHA _ wrote:
> >  > >  > >  what gas are you using tony?
> >  > >  > >
> >  > >  > >  On 7/1/05, Neptuno wrote:
> >  > >  > >  > Is that city or Hwy matt? My 82 auto is a pig on gas.....I can reack 26 only with HWY driving....
> >  > >  > >  >
> >  > >  > >  > matt wrote:
> >  > >  > >  > Don't feel bad. I can only manage about 26 mpg in my 8v automatic.
> >  > >  > >  > Matt
> >  > >  > >  > 1981 Mars Red
> >  > >  > >  > 1984 Wolfsburg
> >  > >  > >  > 1987 8v Auto
> >  > >  > >  > Louisville, KY
> >  > >  > >  > -------Original Message-------
> >  > >  > >  > > From: "Dan Bubb"
> >  > >  > >  > > Subject: Re: Fuel economy and improving it, among other things.
> >  > >  > >  > > Sent: 01 Jul 2005 17:21:59
> >  > >  > >  > >
> >  > >  > >  > > Well, with a 4 speed your mileage isn't suprising.
> >  > >  > >  > > My 84 always got about 28 mpg no matter how I drove it with the close ratio
> >  > >  > >  > > 5 speed.
> >  > >  > >  > > Dan
> >  > >  > >  > >
> >  > >  > >  > > ----- Original Message -----
> >  > >  > >  > > From: "GGehrke"
> >  > >  > >  > > Subject: Re: Fuel economy and improving it, among other things.
> >  > >  > >  > >
> >  > >  > >  > >
> >  > >  > >  > > > I don't remember the exact year of your car, but know it's a MK I.
> >  > >  > >  > > > So, I assume 1.6L, regular mechanical/vacuum advance distributor, CIS w/O2
> >  > >  > >  > > > sensor, and wide ratio 5 speed tranny (FF, FN, FO type stuff).
> >  > >  > >  > >
> >  > >  > >  > > 1.8 8V (swapped in by PO) which is, I guess, CIS-lambda (has O2
> >  > >  > >  > > sensor) with original 4spd tranny. I have a 5spd in my other car that
> >  > >  > >  > > I might swap this fall.
> >  > >  > >  > >
> >  > >  > >  > > And Roger: Me, own a MkII? absolutely not. :-p
> >  > >  > >  > >
> >  > >  > >  > > > Last, get some lowering springs so the nose of your car isn't up in the
> >  > >  > >  > > > air
> >  > >  > >  > > > causing all the air to go under the car and cause a lot of extra drag ;^)
> >  > >  > >  > >
> >  > >  > >  > > yea yea, i know.
> >  > >  > >  > >
> >  > >  > >  > > And I just realized Cathy must not be checking email yet this morning
> >  > >  > >  > > or she surely would have told me to take off my duckbill to decrease
> >  > >  > >  > > drag. heh.
> >  > >  > >  > >
> >  > >  > >  > > -Grant-
> >  > >  > >  > >
> >  > >  > >  > >
> >  > >  > >  > >
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> >  > >  '83 GTI, Daily Driver...
> >  > >  '87 16V, parts car
> >  > >  '82 pickup, 2.0 16V, collecting dust...
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