sean bartnik wrote: > > 91 octane?! I beg to differ! VW engines were built to handle cheap >low quality gas all around the world, like in places where they say >"octane? what the hel > > Sean When the VW was designed, 93 octane fuel WAS cheap gas. The cover to my '68 TII fuel fill says "91 Octane minium". I feel that if the VW people tell me 91 is what I need, thats good enough for me. If you run cheap fuel, drop your timing back 2 or 3 degrees to keep from overheating. Douglas
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