What octane do you use? With Poll!
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What octane do you use? With Poll!
For those of you running stock or near stock 356 engines, what quality gas do you use?
- Jim Nelson
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Re: What octane do you use? With Poll!
Cheap insurance, I use 91.
- Martin Benade
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Re: What octane do you use? With Poll!
My compression is not very high, presumably I get no benefit from the 91 octane, but it just seems like the right thing to do. I can't always be logical.
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62 Cabriolet
56 VW
02 IS 300
04 Sienna
- Steve Proctor
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Re: What octane do you use? With Poll!
Be-ins, I say BE-INS that the Porsche Spec book identifies stock compression ratios that range from 7.5:1 to 9.5:1, to be a valid data point, I think an octane answer should be accompanied by an engine configuration. Of course, there are very few stock engines running around, so as Jim Nelson says, why not pop for extra couple bucks per tankful and go with "high test."
STP
Steve Proctor
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Steve Proctor
Member Since 1977
VIN 84757