Re: A question on fuel grades or octane

["Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>]

:
>
> > OK. I have a comment about this. On my '80 Scirocco the door sticker 
>says
> > "91 octane minimum". I would have to beleive that running low octane 
>fuel is
> > not within manufacturers guidelines.
>
>mmm, but is that 91 RON octane or 91 R+M/2 octane? I b'live VW quotes RON
>numbers, but in the US we use R+M/2.  Really, the R+M/2 test is insanely
>innacurate and should have been junked years ago.

Very good point. I just went out and checked and the sticker states 91 RON 
and I know we have been through this thread once already. I will state 
though that my car is quicker and runs alot better with 116 octane than it 
does with pump fuel.


Chris DeLong
ICQ#45030867
Seattle, WA USA
'80 16V Rag (Scirocco of course)
'80 Rocco (new!)
'78 Scirocco
'82 GLI
'80 'Vert
'65 Bus (ugly, but good for campin' W/toaster oven)
'61 17 Window


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