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Old May 13, 2004 | 09:15 PM
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does test realy matter in a rotary, because i've always gotten supreme, but in one post it said that it really doesnt make a difference...?
Old May 13, 2004 | 09:30 PM
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I heard that NA's cheapo gas is better for them but if you are running a super or turbo the higher the octane the better it is on a rotary engine.
Old May 13, 2004 | 09:46 PM
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ya run regular on a 12a or 13b non forced induction engines ...
Old May 13, 2004 | 11:35 PM
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you guys just saved me like 30 cents to the gallon
Old May 14, 2004 | 07:37 AM
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"If only the rotary had got there first, no oil company today would be prepared to refine gasoline beyound 75 or 80 octane."

-from a book on rotaries printed in the early 70's



(regular IS hi test!)
Old Jun 9, 2004 | 08:37 PM
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I'm considering buying a 1st gen and had a little question about gas...



Where I live there is ethanol blended fuel (I think its %10 ethanol, not sure though) that is 89 octane, and it is always ~$.04 cheaper than regular (87 octane). Is there any adverse effects of running that fuel in a rotary? Four cents doesn't seem like much, but every penny in my pocket is much better than one jingling in an oil producer's
Old Jun 10, 2004 | 09:47 AM
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Going contary to what everyone is saying, in my NA s4 13b I always found higher octane to be better, not only did the car run better, quicker and cleaner, but it also didn't seem to burn as fast. As I live in Australia, the highest octane pump fuel is 96octane, add to this a bottle of octane boost, available at most service stations and you have boosted the octane level to at least 99 to 100 points. I don't know about everyone else but this always provided the best results

for my car.
Old Jun 10, 2004 | 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by s&mbiker' date='Jun 9 2004, 05:37 PM
I'm considering buying a 1st gen and had a little question about gas...



Where I live there is ethanol blended fuel (I think its %10 ethanol, not sure though) that is 89 octane, and it is always ~$.04 cheaper than regular (87 octane). Is there any adverse effects of running that fuel in a rotary? Four cents doesn't seem like much, but every penny in my pocket is much better than one jingling in an oil producer's
nope, it might be worth a little power too. with some tuning you actually can make slightly more power on higher octane gas, but its like 2-3-4hp
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