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jmvsl

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Gasoline grade
« on: March 09, 2009, 15:27:54 »
Hello I did a search for this but found no results, what grade of gasoline you use on your pagoda?  please advice.

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Peter van Es

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Re: Gasoline grade
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2009, 16:18:22 »
Generally the highest you can afford (I use 98) but 95 and up is fine! Lead free is fine too. No additives required.

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guentersundag

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Re: Gasoline grade
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2009, 06:33:24 »
Where can I find 98oct gasoline in US?

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Re: Gasoline grade
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2009, 07:17:59 »
I seem to recall earlier conversations on this, and that gasoline octane ratings in the US are different (lower for the same grade gasoline) than in Europe. Not sure about the rest of the planet, nor what the exact differences were.
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Re: Gasoline grade
« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2009, 10:02:54 »
Where can I find 98oct gasoline in US?

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Guenter

Nowhere.  Premium is fine. 
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Re: Gasoline grade
« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2009, 11:22:04 »
You might want to check into Sunoco racing fuel. Expensive but very high octane fuel. Here is the web site, you can see if there is a dealer near you:
http://www.sunocoinc.com/site/Consumer/RaceFuels/DistributorMap/
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guentersundag

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Re: Gasoline grade
« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2009, 18:01:14 »
Thanks guys,  I am using premium and the engine runs fine  Thanks for responding.