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blizzak · 03-12-2006, 01:33 AM

hah I think we've had this discussion before on several threads. I won't go and search for them, but shakran is correct in what he says.

Pain Train, it's not necessarily whether the car is supercharged/turbocharged or not, but it's a matter of the compression ratio(which supercharging/turbocharging increases by a lot). The vast majority of cars will take 87, lots of cars non-supercharged definitely say they require 89 or 91 although I still remain a bit skeptical in a few cases. Does anyone have a suggestion for ranges of compression ratios and their respective fuels?

03-12-2006, 01:33 AM	#9 (permalink)
blizzak Crazy	hah I think we've had this discussion before on several threads. I won't go and search for them, but shakran is correct in what he says. Pain Train, it's not necessarily whether the car is supercharged/turbocharged or not, but it's a matter of the compression ratio(which supercharging/turbocharging increases by a lot). The vast majority of cars will take 87, lots of cars non-supercharged definitely say they require 89 or 91 although I still remain a bit skeptical in a few cases. Does anyone have a suggestion for ranges of compression ratios and their respective fuels? __________________ Fueled by oxytocin!