[A4] Need for Premium Gas in 1.8T quattro?

[Robert Myers]

The car was an RS2ed '95 urS6.

At 09:37 AM 9/23/2006, Grant Lenahan wrote:
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>Bob - new or old car? I believe new systems have more granular steps.
>
>Grant
>On Sep 22, 2006, at 9:34 PM, Robert Myers wrote:
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>>
>>You can feel the knock sensor cutting back the timing.  There is no
>>missing it.  It feels as if some little man were sitting in there
>>with his finger on a switch and when he detects a single ping he
>>shuts the switch off and you loose a major portion of your
>>power.  Ease off on the loud pedal and then get on it again and the
>>power returns until the next ping.  I experienced this any number of
>>times during trial runs while Mihnea and I were developing software
>>for my S6.  Make that "while Mihnea was developing software for my
>>car and I was burning chips and trying them for him".
>>
>>
>>At 12:20 AM 9/23/2006, Nick Lawrence wrote:
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>>>------- Forwarded message -------
>>>From: "Nick Lawrence" <nick at beol.net>
>>>To: q
>>>Cc:
>>>Subject: Re: [A4] Need for Premium Gas in 1.8T quattro?
>>>Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 21:18:10 -0700
>>>
>>>I often have asked this question... how can I tell or does any one know if
>>>the knock sensor has detected and backed off timing?
>>>
>>>Some say knock sensors only are in use above 3k rpm. My two automatics,
>>>(90 and 91 100's) rarely go above 3k rpm and use 87octane always.
>>>With me
>>>driving and running premium or using premium on the hiway shows no mpg
>>>gain.
>>>
>>>I use premium in my '90 200 tqa but would still like to know if it ever
>>>knocks. I have never got a code but I understand it can knock and make a
>>>code.
>>>
>>>Comments?
>>>Nick
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>Bob
>>urS6 with RS2 and other mods for sale: http://chips-ur-s.com/S6.html
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Bob
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