SV: fleecing of automobile owners

["Roland Johansson" <scirocco@mail.bip.net>]

>     Actually, I think 16v's were designed to run on 89. 

More like 98, 95 unleaded is the cheapest lowest octane
available here in Sweden.


I could be wrong, but my
> understanding is that the "93" rating on the gas flap is a
European rating
> system, which translates to 89 on US pumps (this is assuming
that you're in the
> US). My 8.5:1 QSW says to use "91" on the gas flap, and then
in the owner's
> manual that this translates to 87 on US pumps. Why they didn't
just use the US
> rating on the sticker for cars that they sold in the US, I
don't know. Crazy
> Germans. : )
> I think the Euro method is ROZ/RON and the US method is
(R+M)/2 but I could be
> wrong.

I think your right on that point, at least we have different
ways.

Roland Johansson
Scirocco 1,6l TIC -82
Http://hem.passagen.se/toker

>     -Josiah
> 16V JASON wrote:
> 
> > At 04:52 PM 5/2/99 , Mike wrote:
> > >The last line does say with a typo IF you can run low do it
:) I know not
> > >all cars can But all stock sciroccos could
> >
> > True for all 8Vs, not true for the 16v.
> > The 16V was designed to run on 93.  Any lesser gas will
cause detonation,
> > which will be picked up by the knock sensor and retard
ignition timing.  On
> > a properly tuned 16V with a working Knock Sensor System,
you'll lose
> > serious HP by running it on 87.  Go ahead, use 87 all you
want; but your
> > 16v won't be running even close to 123hp.
> >
> >         Jason


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