View Poll Results: What grade gasoline do you use in your 924/44/68?
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What grade gasoline do you use in your 944??
02-29-2012 | 02:51 PM
#46
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02-29-2012 | 04:02 PM
#47
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Haha......I love how if you say "some", then everyone that it does not apply to get offended.
If you are running the right fuel for your car then you are fine. It's those that are cheating out buy buying the cheapest fuel possible that also tend to neglect the car in other ways.
Just saying this is an example of that. (not saying everyone in the thread is doing it)
If you are running the right fuel for your car then you are fine. It's those that are cheating out buy buying the cheapest fuel possible that also tend to neglect the car in other ways.
Just saying this is an example of that. (not saying everyone in the thread is doing it)
02-29-2012 | 04:36 PM
#48
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From: one thousand, five hundred miles north of Ft. Lauderdale for the summer.
my car does pretty good. fuel, oil and air filters are more important than my celphone bill.
my 968 engine is like a straight six.... it will make power until it locks up.... regardless of what gas i run.
anyway i heard the ethanol they've been putting in the gas actually causes the gasoline to go up a couple of points....
High Octane Gas Myth
by Jim ****
I know a lot of people who believe that higher octane gas is better for your car than lower octane gas, as if the words premium next to the higher ratings actually mean the gasoline is better for your car. It isn’t. If you believe it is, don’t be dismayed, you’ve simply become accustomed to reading the words “premium” next to the label and believing the great marketing machine that helped create over $10B in 4th quarter profits for companies like Exxon-Mobil. The octane rating of gasoline is a measure of how much you can compress the gasoline before it ignites, not how “good” it is.
Cars that require higher octane gas actually need that higher priced gas because the engines compress the fuel more before it ignites it. If you put regular gas in a car that requires premium, the gas will prematurely ignite when it’s being compressed and the engine will give you a knocking sound. This is bad for your car.
Chemists perk up… For all you burgeoning chemists, gasoline is basically octane and heptane, or hydrocarbon chains that are 8 (octane) or 7 (heptane) carbons long. Octane simply can be compressed better (i.e. without the exploding part, at least at the same levels of pressure) than heptane. An octane rating of 87 means it’s 87% octane.
It’s a “rating”… The reason why higher octane is more expensive is because it’s harder to refine the gasoline so that it contains more octane. Now let’s add another wrinkle… the octane is actually an octane rating, or it behaves as gasoline with that percentage octane would behave but might not actually have that much octane in it. While that doesn’t really matter, it does mean that the gasoline you use could have a mix of other things in it (still real gas though) to give it properties of a higher octane without actually having more octane....
anyway, i've reached 163 mph running a mix of regular and plus......
my 968 engine is like a straight six.... it will make power until it locks up.... regardless of what gas i run.
anyway i heard the ethanol they've been putting in the gas actually causes the gasoline to go up a couple of points....
High Octane Gas Myth
by Jim ****
I know a lot of people who believe that higher octane gas is better for your car than lower octane gas, as if the words premium next to the higher ratings actually mean the gasoline is better for your car. It isn’t. If you believe it is, don’t be dismayed, you’ve simply become accustomed to reading the words “premium” next to the label and believing the great marketing machine that helped create over $10B in 4th quarter profits for companies like Exxon-Mobil. The octane rating of gasoline is a measure of how much you can compress the gasoline before it ignites, not how “good” it is.
Cars that require higher octane gas actually need that higher priced gas because the engines compress the fuel more before it ignites it. If you put regular gas in a car that requires premium, the gas will prematurely ignite when it’s being compressed and the engine will give you a knocking sound. This is bad for your car.
Chemists perk up… For all you burgeoning chemists, gasoline is basically octane and heptane, or hydrocarbon chains that are 8 (octane) or 7 (heptane) carbons long. Octane simply can be compressed better (i.e. without the exploding part, at least at the same levels of pressure) than heptane. An octane rating of 87 means it’s 87% octane.
It’s a “rating”… The reason why higher octane is more expensive is because it’s harder to refine the gasoline so that it contains more octane. Now let’s add another wrinkle… the octane is actually an octane rating, or it behaves as gasoline with that percentage octane would behave but might not actually have that much octane in it. While that doesn’t really matter, it does mean that the gasoline you use could have a mix of other things in it (still real gas though) to give it properties of a higher octane without actually having more octane....
anyway, i've reached 163 mph running a mix of regular and plus......
02-29-2012 | 06:13 PM
#50
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From: Europe > Romania
i use 98 for long trips and 100+ for "performance driving"....i live in europe...i'll try E85 this year after i change the 1.5m rubber fuel lines to E85 friendly.
read "performance driving" as when i want to feel cool/scared flooring my turbo 924
read "performance driving" as when i want to feel cool/scared flooring my turbo 924
02-29-2012 | 08:07 PM
#52
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From: Worcester, MA
Haha......I love how if you say "some", then everyone that it does not apply to get offended.
If you are running the right fuel for your car then you are fine. It's those that are cheating out buy buying the cheapest fuel possible that also tend to neglect the car in other ways.
Just saying this is an example of that. (not saying everyone in the thread is doing it)
If you are running the right fuel for your car then you are fine. It's those that are cheating out buy buying the cheapest fuel possible that also tend to neglect the car in other ways.
Just saying this is an example of that. (not saying everyone in the thread is doing it)
02-29-2012 | 10:41 PM
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the sticker on my gas filler says 86. so 87 it is. i have run 87, 89, 91 and 100 octane unleaded in my car and there is absolutely no difference in driving or power, even in the hot summers of the socal desert.
and while the brand may be premium, our cars certainly are not. a 951 needs premium gas because of the cylinder pressures, not because it is an "expensive" car. there is nothing mechanically significant or "exotic" about a 944 NA engine that would warrant high-fallutin gasoline/oil.
oil changes has been 20W50 pennzoil dinosaur blood every 3 months, regardless of mileage, since the engine rebuild in 2006.
today i am changing out my 30,000 mile Zims waterpump and all belts and rollers, just because i heard a noise from the front of the motor.
don't confuse being cheap with being realistic.
and while the brand may be premium, our cars certainly are not. a 951 needs premium gas because of the cylinder pressures, not because it is an "expensive" car. there is nothing mechanically significant or "exotic" about a 944 NA engine that would warrant high-fallutin gasoline/oil.
oil changes has been 20W50 pennzoil dinosaur blood every 3 months, regardless of mileage, since the engine rebuild in 2006.
today i am changing out my 30,000 mile Zims waterpump and all belts and rollers, just because i heard a noise from the front of the motor.
don't confuse being cheap with being realistic.
Amen, brother!
02-29-2012 | 10:41 PM
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Haha......I love how if you say "some", then everyone that it does not apply to get offended.
If you are running the right fuel for your car then you are fine. It's those that are cheating out buy buying the cheapest fuel possible that also tend to neglect the car in other ways.
Just saying this is an example of that. (not saying everyone in the thread is doing it)
If you are running the right fuel for your car then you are fine. It's those that are cheating out buy buying the cheapest fuel possible that also tend to neglect the car in other ways.
Just saying this is an example of that. (not saying everyone in the thread is doing it)
03-02-2012 | 12:39 AM
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From: Richmond, VA
Looks like this poll thread is played out...
In any case, just put in 10 gallons of Shell V-Power 93 for $3.83/gal.
(always leave 5 gallons left in the tank)
Valero 93 is $3.73 so an extra dollar for 38 bucks Shell "top-tier"gas seems worth it..
Is Virginia's $3.83 pretty reasonable compared to other states this week?
Cheers mikey
In any case, just put in 10 gallons of Shell V-Power 93 for $3.83/gal.
(always leave 5 gallons left in the tank)
Valero 93 is $3.73 so an extra dollar for 38 bucks Shell "top-tier"gas seems worth it..
Is Virginia's $3.83 pretty reasonable compared to other states this week?
Cheers mikey
