Re: Petrol or Unleaded?

[Andrew Holmes <aholmes@chubb.com>]

There is also something called a K-star out there which can be used on all VW's
with Bosch K-tronic with allows you to use normal unleaded without retarding the
timing and therefore without losing power. I've read good things about it and
will be having it fitted to mine shortly (Its a kind of piggyback ECU).
If this intrigues you go to www.tsr-performance.com for further details.

Andy
91 Scala

David Middlewick wrote:

> Gary
> I use standard UK unleaded in my 1987 injected GTX. You are meant to retard
> the ignition if using standard unleaded, but it ran like a dog when I
> retarded the ignition. So I put the timing back to standard and tried
> accelerating up hill in a high gear and got plenty of grunts and NO ping.
> But I do not know if I am damaging my engine or not.
> With leaded going at the end of the year and premium leaded being priced out
> of the market its correctly retarded timing and a dog or a pocket rocket
> with leaded timing using unleaded which may go with a bang.
> Also it may be my imagination but against my logic it feels like the lower
> octane unleaded has added a couple of horses compared to the higher octane
> leaded. An upgrade that costs less than standard!
> If the price is right buy and have fun.
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Meakin <gary@basstudio.demon.co.uk>
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Date: 10 May 1999 14:12
> Subject: Petrol or Unleaded?
>
> >Hi ppl
> >
> >I wondered if anyone can help me as I am thinking of buying a 1992 Scircco
> >GTII but I am not sure if these cars where built originally to take petrol
> >or unleaded or if the engine is okey just to use unleaded.
> >
> >If anyone can help then I would we well happy:>
> >
> >thanks
> >Gary
> >
> >
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