Date:         Thu, 6 Aug 1998 01:43:13 -0700
Reply-To:     Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
Subject:      Re: regular or premium
Comments: To: vanagon@vanagon.com
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I do not know what kind of gas you have over there, but my 112hp 2,1 syncro
needs 98 octane. The gas octane ratings we have over here are basically 95 and
98 octane (ROZ)

Per Lindgren
88 Syncro

Yi-Ruey Wei wrote:

> All Vanagon's and EV's are supposed to use regular gas with octane #87 (in
> Denver, it's 85).  Theoretically It is a waste of money to use higher than
> the necessary octane on cars designed to use regular gas.  But some people
> will insist by using the higher octane gas the gas mileage is better.  I
> myself used medium grade (octane # 87) gas in Denver and I had the best gas
> mileage I've ever got on my Syncro: 23.3mpg.  Use non-RFG (Non-Reformulated
> Gas) you are guaranteed to get much better gas mileage.
>
> Yi-Ruey Wei
> 87 Vanagon GL Syncro  w/leaking cylinder head
> 85 Jetta GLI  w/160,000 miles
> Dallas, TX  (The 2nd day w/temperature under 100 within a month)
>
> David Hicks <D1ARCHER@AOL.COM> on 08/05/98 01:14:01 AM
>
> Please respond to D1ARCHER@AOL.COM
> To:   Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
> cc:
> Subject:  regular or premium
>
> Okay, this is probably in the archives, it's probably in my manual, but my
> manual says regular gas is okay, but use a minimum 92 octane, which is the
> prmium around here. I know there are various, (or at lest two) rating
> systems
> for octane, so what do others put in there vans.
> Mines's a 91
> TIA
> David
>
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