At 9/17/2009 11:17 AM,Dave Mcneely wrote: >Well, that sounds definitive. I was hoping for a reply that would >enlighten me a little more, however. VW clearly recommends minimum >octane 87. Gasoline in the West is clearly lower octane than that (on >reasonable theoretical, and I suppose data driven, grounds). Numerous >folks, including some with claimed technical expertise, state that the >waterboxer is subject to detonation knock (ping) and that the octane >value of the gasoline used is iffy in that regard. Consequently these >folks recommend higher octane gasoline. If they are wrong, I'd like to >know how we know that. If they are right, I definitely don't want to >waste my money. I'd just like to understand it a little better. Does yours ping? If so, run a tank or two of the premium and see if the ping goes away. If the better gas helps then it's worth the money & if it doesn't change then go back to the regular gas and look for the (ping) problem.
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