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Righty-o. I am of the opinion, though, that while you won't necessarily get any 'power' from super gas, most engines will run better. To continue the simile line, if you eat chili dogs and soda you'll stay living, but a balanced diet will make your digestive tract happier. It (higher RON) also helps in extreme conditions; heat, big hills, etc. I'm reasonably sure of this, but I will gladly stop roasting myself alive in the summer. > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Adney [SMTP:jadney@vwtype3.org] > Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 9:47 PM > To: type3@vwtype3.org > Subject: RE: [T3] The Hill > > On 14 Oct 98, at 14:17, Gurrola_J wrote: > > > before you start to open up your wallet, try using 92 RON gas. If you > > read the inside of your gas door you will see that your engine requires > 91 > > RON gas. You problem is that you want to use cheap gas. Also, readjust > > everything back to where it was before you thought you had a problem. > The > > lower octane gas is also why you feel no power alonmg with having > retarded > > the timing. > > The octane requirements varied with the year, so each of us needs to > check his/her own gas filler door. As long as you have no ping or > knock, there is no power advantage to using higher octane. > > I THINK that if your engine is pinging on low octane fuel then it is > also putting out less power, but I'm not so sure about this. The > REAL problem is the very real physical damage that the detonation can > do to your engine. > > Jim > - > ******************************* > Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, Wisconsin, USA > *******************************