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Km's VS. Different Octane Levels

Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 1:30 am
by HotAe92
Hey all,

i ran my car on unleaded (92 Octane) this week, as i usually run it on premium (95+). I found i got better milage out of the regular unleaded than i do premium, is there an explanation for this?

Cheers
Jayden

Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 2:44 pm
by Eff
Ive noticed no real different in km's when running standard and premium unleaded. I do notice a smoother power delivery in take off and a smoother idle and thats about it. Ive been told by many mechanics that it is better to run the premium regardless of extra kms.

Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 5:30 pm
by lay80n
Running on premium will give you that estra buffer between detonation, and if you want you can up the timing advance slightly to get a bit more response (and like 1 extra KW :armsup: ) out of the donk. As for economy, i faound not much difference with the different fuels, but still prefer to run on premium so i can keep the timing advanced a bit.
Layto....