[s-cars] RE : anyone besides me tempted to pump regular gas?

[Joe Pizzimenti]

Hey, the way I figure it, a turbo car is a turbo car and if this stuff is 
good enough to make a turbo V6 run 9 seconds down the 1320 on 93 octane, 
it's good enough for a turbo 5 on highway duty on 87.

See, that's the problem, I've been spoiled by the Evo.

<Retreats to Batcave>

Joe

On 8/31/05, Vincent Fregeac <vfregeac at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> 
> I'm not sure Nomex will be enough when you compare a Buick and a S-car. 
> You
> should probably look for a concrete bunker right now ;-)
> 
> ... or the Evo made you lost the idea of what a real car is.
> 
> (Zylon reinforced concrete on)
> 
> 
> Vincent
> 
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] De la part de Joe Pizzimenti
> Envoyé : 31 août 2005 07:26
> À : LL - NY
> Cc : Scar
> Objet : Re: [s-cars] anyone besides me tempted to pump regular gas?
> 
> 
> Why don't you guys suck it up and get a methanol injection kit in there? 
> I'm
> 
> pretty sure you could run 87 with meth and probably have better 
> performance
> than straight 93.
> 
> http://www.alkycontrol.com/
> 
> Hey, if it's good enough for a Buick, it's good enough for an s car.
> 
> <Nomex on>
> 
> Joe
> 
> On 8/30/05, LL - NY <larrycleung at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > It's nearly impossible to audibly detect high speed knock, so if it's
> > pinging while running, you may never know. Your only clues, ECU throws
> > an over knock limit code and perhaps EGT. Unless the owner is prepared
> > to risk it (and I know it's SOMEWHAT harder to spool an RS2 vs stock
> > K24) and wants to risk blowing the head over $520 or so a year, then
> > he should go for it. If not, then suck it up and run the proper fuel.
> > Perhaps if the car was totally stock you may get away with it, but not
> > modded with an RS2. If it makes everyone feel better, even my
> > "grocery, I mean building supply, getter Saabaru needs premium, and it
> > doesn't get any better gas milage than the UrS. And it doesn't like
> > regular (though it can take 92 okay) either. So I'M stuck either way.
> > How do you like 'dem apples?
> > LL - NY
> >
> > On 8/30/05, Bill Clancy <clancybill at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > If you don't step on the pedal too much and don't let the turbo
> > > spool up much... It would run on regular.
> > >
> > > Now and then when a friend borrows my car he or she will fill it
> > > with regular. The engine pings a little at lower RPM but it runs
> > > otherwise. I think that the ECU can retard the timing only so much.
> > > If the ping is
> > due
> > > to just the compression and boost pressure alone then it just pings
> > > anyway. I'm stuck with 91 Octane in CA but at least it runs better
> > > than 87. I'm tempted too, but I already know how it will run. Last
> > > time it happened I couldn't wait to run the tank of gas out of it.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "chris chambers" <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com>
> > > To: "Scar" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 4:19 PM
> > > Subject: [s-cars] anyone besides me tempted to pump regular gas?
> > >
> > >
> > > > NEWS FLASH:
> > > >
> > > > Kalamazoo, Michigan,
> > > >
> > > > regular gas hits $2.99/gal (87 octane)
> > > > With premium at $3.29/gal (92 octane)
> > > >
> > > > I am tempted to start filling my RS'ed UrS4 with regular ole 87
> > octane.
> > > >
> > > > Anyone else tempted?
> > > > Am I wrong in my belief that all I will lose is performance
> > > > because the ECU will retard the ignition if it starts to
> > > > ping/knock?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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