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1. octane/timing/performance (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 12:37:15 -0700; I would like to start an on-list discussion of octane, timing and performance. I have a stock 1971 TR6. I currently run premium gas, which is what is recommended. With all the vacuums, etc attached I; /html/triumphs/2004-05/msg00336.html (7,871 bytes)
2. RE: octane/timing/performance (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 13:22:10 -0700; I'm surprised at that ... with the lower compression, more modest cam, and poorer breathing, I would have thought a stock US-spec TR6 would run fine on regular. So your vacuum retard is not working; /html/triumphs/2004-05/msg00340.html (8,813 bytes)
3. Re: octane/timing/performance (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 15:53:26 -0500; I drive a 71 TR6 on the street - absolutely bone stock, 8 deg advance, some of the emissions stuff disabled but in place, maybe 5000 miles on rebuild. I run regular gas and have no pinging, no detona; /html/triumphs/2004-05/msg00343.html (8,657 bytes)
4. re:octane/timing/performance (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 17:08:50 -0400; Regarding Low octane fuel and speed of burning and temp. Well, I am not too sure that octane influences the propagation of the flame front, but octane rating does affect your ability to get your engi; /html/triumphs/2004-05/msg00346.html (8,268 bytes)
5. RE: octane/timing/performance (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 15:49:24 -0700; For more than you ever wanted to know about octane ratings, see http://www.faqs.org/faqs/autos/gasoline-faq/part3/ There is an interesting chart there, which I've attempted to reproduce : Basic Igni; /html/triumphs/2004-05/msg00348.html (8,566 bytes)
6. Re: octane/timing/performance (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 19:39:42 -0400; recommended. With all the vacuums, etc attached I time it at 8 BTDC. No ping, runs great. hotter, but at 20 cents/gallon cheaper it is tempting to switch to the lower octane and retard the timing unt; /html/triumphs/2004-05/msg00352.html (9,961 bytes)
7. Re: octane/timing/performance (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 00:44:36 +0100; Hi Peter I don't know if this is any help, I run a 2000 Saloon, original head no seat mods on what is rated 96 ron, runs a treat, no pinking at all on 9 deg advanced Spec is 8 deg, however my 2.5PI w; /html/triumphs/2004-05/msg00353.html (9,718 bytes)
8. Re: octane/timing/performance (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 02:28:24 GMT; Now ya'll got me wondering if switching to premium would boost performance in my TR6. I'm bored .060 over, w/a slightly bumped up cam, nothing real radical, I don't remember the specs on the cam, jus; /html/triumphs/2004-05/msg00354.html (8,064 bytes)
9. Re: octane/timing/performance (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 08:01:00 -0400; Message text written by Paradise Music in my TR6. I'm bored .060 over, w/a slightly bumped up cam, nothing real radical, I don't remember the specs on the cam, just a little, about like a mileage cam; /html/triumphs/2004-05/msg00360.html (9,059 bytes)
10. RE: octane/timing/performance (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 09:27:47 -0500; Well, I asked my barber to shave my head and radius my sharp edges, but I am not any faster than before. But, there again, I've never been prone to pre-ignition, either. Michael "Can't resist a stupi; /html/triumphs/2004-05/msg00366.html (8,751 bytes)
11. RE: octane/timing/performance (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 12:54:14 -0400; Message text written by "Michael Marr" am not any faster than before. But, there again, I've never been prone to pre-ignition, either. Michael "Can't resist a stupid joke if the opportunity arises" M; /html/triumphs/2004-05/msg00369.html (8,643 bytes)
12. Re: octane/timing/performance (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 11:56:48 -0500; Well... I do shave my head, and it does *feel* faster. I tried to radius my sharp edges, but they started bleeding, so I stopped. Kurtis J. Russellville, Arkansas 1963 TR4 CT19389L www.geocities.com/; /html/triumphs/2004-05/msg00370.html (8,604 bytes)
13. RE: octane/timing/performance (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 18:33:19 +0000 FILETIME=[C3A05700:01C43918]; Nature and a heredity have done my streamlining already... Greg Petrolati Champaign, Illinois That's not a leak... My car's just marking its territory...; /html/triumphs/2004-05/msg00375.html (8,328 bytes)
14. RE: octane/timing/performance (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 17:15:47 -0400; Message text written by INTERNET:greenman62@hotmail.com < God only made so many perfect heads. The rest He covered with hair. And so it was written. Dave (with an almost full head of hair); /html/triumphs/2004-05/msg00384.html (8,353 bytes)
15. RE: octane/timing/performance (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 18:51:30 -0700 (PDT); Man, are you wasting your money. I don't think any of the US spec TR6's even reached 8:1 compression....more like 7.75:1 max. They run just fine on 87 octane. When the TR6 was new, (and I think stil; /html/triumphs/2004-05/msg00395.html (8,961 bytes)
16. RE: octane/timing/performance (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 18:51:05 -0700 (PDT); Man, are you wasting your money. I don't think any of the US spec TR6's even reached 8:1 compression....more like 7.75:1 max. They run just fine on 87 octane. When the TR6 was new, (and I think stil; /html/triumphs/2004-05/msg00396.html (9,064 bytes)
17. RE: octane/timing/performance (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 07:56:50 -0400; Message text written by Chad Jester even reached 8:1 compression....more like 7.75:1 max. They run just fine on 87 octane. < Chad, depending on who's books you read, the early TR6's (thru 72) had eit; /html/triumphs/2004-05/msg00405.html (7,881 bytes)
18. RE: octane/timing/performance (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 05:31:54 -0700 (PDT); OK, so I was a point off. ;-) Anyhow.....they still run fine as I described. Chad even reached 8:1 compression....more like 7.75:1 max. They run just fine on 87 octane. < Chad, depending on who's boo; /html/triumphs/2004-05/msg00408.html (8,030 bytes)
19. RE: octane/timing/performance (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 10:47:46 -0600 (GMT-06:00); That's how I time my GT6. I haven't used the timing light in years. Living at 5280', I can get away with a little extra advance. Dave; /html/triumphs/2004-05/msg00417.html (7,431 bytes)

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