Yes I know that back in the day Triumphs were designed
to run on 100 octane. When they shipped them over
here did the US have 100 on tap? I have had no
problems with pinging using 94 as a daily driver
driven hard. Also I'm not sure if you are aware of
this but the Brit's had a different octane scale than
the Yank's. Whether it is a higher standard or lower
than the US Im not sure, but the car seems to scream
the answer.
Mark Holbrook
GT6 convertable
--- Graham Stretch <technical@iwnet.screaming.net>
wrote:
> Hi Mark
> 94?94! the 2000, 2500 2.5PI are all supposed to be
> fed with 100 or *****(5
> Star UK not a swearword!)
>
> Graham.
> 2500PI MKII
> Sprinted Dolomite
> 2000 MKI
> Toledo
> 1300 Front Wheel Drive
> http://members.tripod.co.uk/TriumphIW/index.html
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: mark holbrook <rolling_rock_12@yahoo.com>
> To: john donohoe <gt6driver@yahoo.com>
> Cc: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 10:31 PM
> Subject: Re: Fuel
>
>
> >
> > I think this is too high. Anything over about 94
> or
> > so is not needed. Sure it will help clean out the
> > engine if you use it a couple times, but I don't
> see
> > any advantages on a stock engine. Now when you
> decide
> > to to some head work and other fun stuff, this
> would
> > be a good idea to stop the chance of pinging. Im
> not
> > sure what the comp. ratio is on the spits, but my
> GT6
> > is about 9.75 and 94 octance is what I use. When
> you
> > get into the 12 to 1 ratios go get this great gas,
> > until then, save your money.
> > Mark Holbrook
> > 1969 GT6 Convertable
> > --- john donohoe <gt6driver@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > I've wondered the same about the 108 octane race
> > > fuel
> > > available at my local svc station... If it
> didn't
> > > kill
> > > my engine, I'm afraid it would be addictive!
> (it's
> > > like 4.50 a gallon)
> > >
> > > John Donohoe
> > > '70 GT6+ KC 81718
> > > (wouldn't know what to do with anything over 92
> > > octane!)
> > >
> > > --- Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I was tooling around this weekend in my 71 and
> I
> > > was
> > > > at a parking lot of a
> > > > local adult beverage seller when a fellow came
> up
> > > in
> > > > a custom crotch rocket.
> > > > I think it used to be a Kawasaki, anyway, the
> > > > exhaust smelled a little funny
> > > > so after he shut it off and the ground quite
> > > > shacking I asked him if was
> > > > burning Methanol. He said it was aviation fuel
> !
> > > 140
> > > > Octane, he buys it at
> > > > the local private airport, this caused me to
> > > > think,,, what would a couple
> > > > gallons of that do in our 8 gallon tanks to
> the
> > > > heads and valves or our
> > > > spits ?
> > > >
> > > > I would think it would burn very well if it
> didn't
> > > > burn the tips off the
> > > > plugs or worse burn the valves clean out of
> the
> > > > head.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Craig Smith
> > > > 36 Pelham Ridge Drive
> > > > Greenville, SC 29615
> > > > 800/692-2323 ext. 2105
> > > > 864/234-1020 fax
> > > > e-mail: craigs@iewc.com
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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