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Simmo wrote, >I am from NSW, Australia. I am not sure of the octane rating of the petrol >down here but I beleve it is about 92 for Unleaded and 96 for Leaded. >There is also the Premium Unleaded which I have no idea about. > >I would like to run my car on the unleaded (trying to be reasonably >environmentally friendly!!) but what ever the car would >prefer is what I will feed it. > Hi mate, Good to see another Aussie on the list! I too am thinking of building a more powerfull motor which will run on unleaded fuel. Apart from using the correct valves, I think it will be a matter of balanacing the Cam and Carbs to get the desired power from a 7:1 approx compression ratio. Regards, Steve Farmer --------------------------------------------------- Heads Together Systems Pty Ltd PO Box 2103 Dee Why, NSW, 2099 Sydney, Australia 1970 Type 3 Squareback (Driving) 1972 Type 3 Squareback (Restoring) Net: hts@hts.com.au Tel: 612 9982 6767 Fax: 612 9981 3081 Visit our Web Site at http://www.hts.com.au/VW.html Minds are like parachutes, they work best when open.