GAS, just wondering...

[Guest swiftbrad]

am I the only one running my car on 91 petrol ?

[Guest keltik]

Well that depends on what kind of motor it is. I know most turbo owners and high compression n/a owners cant touch 91. My car honestly runs crappy on it and pings a lot.

If however you have a older non turbo then i see no problem in running 91

[Joker]

cant/wont unless forced to then in with octane booster and turn boost down to wastegate pressure

[mazdahard]

mate I wouldnt do that you have a twin turbo gt right?definately not a good idea I run minimum of 95 now mostly 98 seen as my ecu is pre-tuned for 100+

[Guest swiftbrad]

yea it only just crossed my mind today. I am gonna switch to 98 next time I fuel up but the weird thing is the car runs fine, no pinging etc. 98 can only be better though for it I guess

[Joker]

ECU will have retarded timing as much as possible to help save motor....

[Guest swiftbrad]

oh choice... :

[BC5RA]

If you have a twin turbo, I'm surprised your getting any boost from your secondary on 91.

[Guest]

is 95 sweet?

[Joker]

better but not best - many/i have to run 95 by options only (BP removed our 98 here early this year)

[Guest swiftbrad]

 BC5RA said:

If you have a twin turbo, I'm surprised your getting any boost from your secondary on 91.

I've only just bought it and it doesnt have a boost guage, yet, but anything over 5500rpm and theres no doubt theres boost from the secondary.

[Koom]

 JoKer said:

better but not best - many/i have to run 95 by options only (BP removed our 98 here early this year)

You still in Dannevirke?

I neeed them to have 98 there! Can't make it from Wellington to Hawkes Bay on a tank!

[Joker]

yep and nope - no 98 although Macdonalds have seen the light - opens next weekendz!

top-up Palmy or Masterton

[Koom]

Damn them!! My plan B is usually to fill up in Mana (+1 for Macca's) or a bit further up in somewhere like Paraparaumu. Damn RS comes up about 40-50kms short of getting from BP in Blenheim to my parents house.

Seems like Macca's plan for world domination during the recession is slowly coming to fruition

[suubyduuby]

 swiftbrad']

[quote name='BC5RA said:

If you have a twin turbo, I'm surprised your getting any boost from your secondary on 91.

/quote]

I've only just bought it and it doesnt have a boost guage, yet, but anything over 5500rpm and theres no doubt theres boost from the secondary.

You're fortunate you've got onto this quick.

I heard of someone running their GT wagon on 91 for almost a year, then it blew a head gasket and caused some massive internal engine damage. Best get to a min of 95 - but 98 where you can .

I even feel guilty running mine on 95 if I have to...

[Bazza-NZ]

 suubyduuby']

[quote name='BC5RA said:

If you have a twin turbo, I'm surprised your getting any boost from your secondary on 91.

/quote]

I've only just bought it and it doesnt have a boost guage, yet, but anything over 5500rpm and theres no doubt theres boost from the secondary.

You're fortunate you've got onto this quick.

I heard of someone running their GT wagon on 91 for almost a year, then it blew a head gasket and caused some massive internal engine damage. Best get to a min of 95 - but 98 where you can .

I even feel guilty running mine on 95 if I have to...

Yeah the previous owner of my car ran it on 91 as well, as soon as i owned it 98 went in it and ECU reset,

95 (V-Power) seems alright, an old college mate ran it in his 94 STI since and he still has the car, 289km on and not a problem with it...

Subaru (Armstrong) highly recommend 98

Who you ask will depend on the answer but IMHO 98 is the best to run

[Guest]

Yeah, 98 is the recommended fuel by mechanics and most insurances providers.

[RSB]

I exclusively run 98. Wont touch any other fuel with a arge pole, unless i'm stuck, which hasn't happened yet!

[DRFVDR]

must be good to be in an area where u have that choice

I am not sure where the closest 98 is to here but it would be at least 1/2 hr(waiouru)

I have run my turbo subarus on 95 with no issues

[Guest swiftbrad]

 Bazza-NZ']

[quote name='BC5RA said:

If you have a twin turbo, I'm surprised your getting any boost from your secondary on 91.

/quote]

I've only just bought it and it doesnt have a boost guage, yet, but anything over 5500rpm and theres no doubt theres boost from the secondary.

You're fortunate you've got onto this quick.

I heard of someone running their GT wagon on 91 for almost a year, then it blew a head gasket and caused some massive internal engine damage. Best get to a min of 95 - but 98 where you can .

I even feel guilty running mine on 95 if I have to...

Yeah the previous owner of my car ran it on 91 as well, as soon as i owned it 98 went in it and ECU reset,

how did you reset the ecu?

[Joker]

FAQ in Electrical section...

[suubyduuby]

 DRFVDR said:

must be good to be in an area where u have that choice

I am not sure where the closest 98 is to here but it would be at least 1/2 hr(waiouru)

I have run my turbo subarus on 95 with no issues

Yeah I'm fortunate. Have two stations both with 98 - one is 4 mins away, other is 10min. :

Guess it depends where you are in NZ. :-\

[Guest swiftbrad]

yea i feel ur pain

Nearest 95 across the road

Nearest 98 40 seconds drive. Go aucks