93 Octane?

[ashtray]

In the marketing materials, it says fuel requirement is 93 octane. Does this mean it will make less hp on 91 octane?

[ayau]

Originally Posted by ashtray

In the marketing materials, it says fuel requirement is 93 octane. Does this mean it will make less hp on 91 octane?

91 would be the lowest i'd go. i believe 91 is the lowest 'premium' in the US.

you could fill it with 87 and the car would still drive. you just risk the engine detonating.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engine_knocking

[ashtray]

Yeah, California only gets 91 octane as the highest available at the pumps. Sucks.

[devinclfalcons]

Originally Posted by ayau

91 would be the lowest i'd go. i believe 91 is the lowest 'premium' in the US.

you could fill it with 87 and the car would still drive. you just risk the engine detonating.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engine_knocking

What about 89 octane?

[ayau]

Originally Posted by devinclfalcons

What about 89 octane?

use what the manufacturer recommends, which is 91 or above.

i don't know what the long term effects are if you use anything below, but the engine was tuned with a specific octane rating.

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by ashtray

In the marketing materials, it says fuel requirement is 93 octane. Does this mean it will make less hp on 91 octane?

They are all california spec, so 91 is the actual requirement. The marketing materials also say it has a 15" rear rotor.. it doesn't.. unless you live in Japan and use their weird method of measuring rotors..

[M-17]

Originally Posted by Dave-ROR

They are all california spec, so 91 is the actual requirement. The marketing materials also say it has a 15" rear rotor.. it doesn't.. unless you live in Japan and use their weird method of measuring rotors..

Curious... what weird method of measuring of rotors?

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by M-17

Curious... what weird method of measuring of rotors?

The smallest wheel size that fits the rotor and caliper assembly = the brake size. So any rotor and caliper that won't fit under a 14" wheel but will fit under a 15" wheel is a 15" rotor..

[M-17]

Originally Posted by Dave-ROR

The smallest wheel size that fits the rotor and caliper assembly = the brake size. So any rotor and caliper that won't fit under a 14" wheel but will fit under a 15" wheel is a 15" rotor..

Weird but interesting, thanks.

[tranzformer]

Originally Posted by ashtray

In the marketing materials, it says fuel requirement is 93 octane. Does this mean it will make less hp on 91 octane?

Isn't there a difference in octane rating; RON vs. AKI?

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by tranzformer

Isn't there a difference in octane rating; RON vs. AKI?

Yes but one would assume any US materials would be AKI

[tranzformer]

Originally Posted by Dave-ROR

Yes but one would assume any US materials would be AKI

I was thinking if they forgot to convert it over to the US system of AKI and left it in RON measurements. You know, kinda like the rear brake size?

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by tranzformer

I was thinking if they forgot to convert it over to the US system of AKI and left it in RON measurements. You know, kinda like the rear brake size?

I'd guess the college intern in the marketing department saw the world "premium fuel required" and converted that to "93 octane required"

91 AKI is 95 RON anyways I think, so the 93 doesn't make sense for that mistake.

[Nate219BRZ]

i take it its okay to run racing fuel in these...110 octane?