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i was wondering whicxh gas is the best for me to put in my second gen non turbo.
I;ve been hearing both high octane and regular |
regular, 87/89, low octane is best for a NA
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yeah my vert ran GREAT with 87 in it
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Is there a particular reason why 87/89 works better???
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higher octane fuel burns slower, a NA car does not burn it as efficiently as a turbo car would.
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so a turbo 2 should run premium?
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yes
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Originally Posted by MazdaspeedS591' date='Jan 13 2005, 03:28 PM
i was wondering whicxh gas is the best for me to put in my second gen non turbo.
I;ve been hearing both high octane and regular Look up the definition of octane. The answer will be very obvious. Sorry..its a "teach a man to fish" thing. GregW |
The FC-Models from 1985 to 1987 need Regular Gas. 91 Octane
From the Facelift 1988 to end they need all Premium. 95 Octane Compresson ratio before Facelift N/T 9,4:1 Turbo: 8,5:1 Compression ratio after Facelift N/T 9,7:1 Turbo 9,0:1 We do this so in Germany |
Just found this link about the octane to compression ratio relationship. Helped answer my question, might help answer a few others.
http://listserv.repp.org/pipermail/gasific...rch/000779.html |
The one thing not included in the above ^^^ stated article is regarding turbocharged vehicles. Despite the lower compression ratio, they need to use higher octane becuase of the forced air induction to reduce knock. Heat produced by turbochargers will cause 87 octane fuel to combust prematurely and therefore create that knocking sound.
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Originally Posted by guennirx7' date='Jan 15 2005, 01:03 PM
The FC-Models from 1985 to 1987 need Regular Gas. 91 Octane
From the Facelift 1988 to end they need all Premium. 95 Octane Compresson ratio before Facelift N/T 9,4:1 Turbo: 8,5:1 Compression ratio after Facelift N/T 9,7:1 Turbo 9,0:1 We do this so in Germany maybe in germany octane is rated different? |
Originally Posted by Rob x-7' date='Jan 15 2005, 10:15 PM
Maybe. Our Regular is 91, Premium 95, Superpremium 98 and we get 100 too, but this is to expensive, and an rotary didn`t needs it. Guenni |
Damn you germans!! The highest I can get around here in chicago is 93-95.
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Originally Posted by Rob x-7' date='Jan 15 2005, 01:15 PM
it is. theres 2 ways to rate octane mon, and ron. one ends up being higher than the other, i forget which. japan and europe use the higher one, we average both ratings. so euro spec 95 is close to our 93... |
will putting 87 or 93 damage my car at all? i am most likely going to put 87 in it because its cheaper and i hear rotaries like lower octane but now you guys go me thinking because i think the compression ratio in the s5 (89-91) rx-7's is higher. will that make a difference?
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Originally Posted by MazdaspeedS591' date='Jan 16 2005, 08:46 PM
will putting 87 or 93 damage my car at all? i am most likely going to put 87 in it because its cheaper and i hear rotaries like lower octane but now you guys go me thinking because i think the compression ratio in the s5 (89-91) rx-7's is higher. will that make a difference?
no the tuning on the fc is really consrvative. if you're running more timing or something than 92 can be worth a couple extra hp |
i run 80 oct. mexi gas in my n/a..lol
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