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Originally Posted by goz
in japan they run 99oct in ireland we get 95 oct..i met this other guy over here and he said you have to change the management system and id have to go to england to get it done or wreck the engine.. i thought he was talkin ****, after readin these posts, its confurmed his stupitity
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Im not sure if this is true but I was told that it is a law that every vehicle is required to be able to run on 87 octane, I'm talking when the car is manufactured and released not a modified one, me personally I will pay the 10 extra cents to have that extra safety of not blowing my engine
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Originally Posted by psquare8
94 fd-12 years with 87 octane - I splurge on 93 for some fun... Car runs fine just not as spirited with the lower octane...but it is mostly stock but a DP. I ran my FC only on 87 as it hated the higher octane.
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Originally Posted by 93VRTouring
USDM rotaries have the timing retarded to make them safer to run on lower octane. IDK about E-spec rotaries.
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Originally Posted by t-von
Do you think it's still silly that our engines have lasted longer than yours? His 12 yrs of experience says it's safe regardless what the recommended rating is.
I don't think you're going to find much support around here for running 87 octane in a car that can detonate on 91 octane. Talk about a DUMB way to save a few dollars.
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Originally Posted by 93VRTouring
so, how many miles on your engine?
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Originally Posted by t-von
Do you think it's still silly that our engines have lasted longer than yours? His 12 yrs of experience says it's safe regardless what the recommended rating is.
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Originally Posted by dubulup
this post makes no sense.
they have the same energy. 93 can handle more compression before it auto ignites.
they have the same energy. 93 can handle more compression before it auto ignites.
Octane rating is the ratio of Octane to Heptane in gasoline, with higher octane gas having more octane (who would have guessed?) However:
Heat of Combustion for heptane: 44.752 MJ/kg
Heat of Combustion for octane: 44.427 MJ/kg
from the wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_of_combustion
So the more Octane you have, the less energy you get when you burn it.
This chemistry lesson brought to you by the letter O.
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Originally Posted by rynberg
I don't think you're going to find much support around here for running 87 octane in a car that can detonate on 91 octane. Talk about a DUMB way to save a few dollars.
Point is you have yet to prove it's unsafe on a completely stock car. Yet your so against it. What's more DUMB? The assumption or the truth? You have done nothing but assume and critisized those for going against what YOU feel is right.
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What I feel is right? Mazda recommended 91 octane for a reason, and a very good one at that. These motors are easily damaged by detonation...which can be caused by running too much boost for the fuel octane. Why would you risk it just to save a few cents a gallon? That's DUMB, IMO.
Besides, go and look up what EVERY SINGLE MANUFACTURER on the planet recommends for their turbo-charged vehicles. Guess what you'll find. 91 octane. It's not a conspiracy, there's a reason.
Like I said earlier, if you drive around like grandma all the time with only rarely getting on it, I'm sure the motor could last quite a while on 87 octane. But I don't even drive my daily Accord that way.
Besides, go and look up what EVERY SINGLE MANUFACTURER on the planet recommends for their turbo-charged vehicles. Guess what you'll find. 91 octane. It's not a conspiracy, there's a reason.
Like I said earlier, if you drive around like grandma all the time with only rarely getting on it, I'm sure the motor could last quite a while on 87 octane. But I don't even drive my daily Accord that way.
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Originally Posted by rynberg
What I feel is right? Mazda recommended 91 octane for a reason, and a very good one at that. These motors are easily damaged by detonation...which can be caused by running too much boost for the fuel octane. Why would you risk it just to save a few cents a gallon? That's DUMB, IMO.
That reason is Mazda's and many other manufactuers safety blanket. Nothing else. With a low compression ratio of 9.0 and a super rich A/F mixture under full load, there is more than enough margine of safety to run 87 in a stock Fd. It's DUMB for you to still assume people do it as a cost savings. I do it for performance reasons based of my driving habits. My car is driven at light to mid loads 95% of the time, therefore it makes no since for me to run a slower burning fuel that will build carbon faster. 87 burns faster which will leave less cabon deposits behind. It's perfect for normal driving regardless of what the book says. When was the last time you heard of someone blowing a completely stock Fd due to detonation? Mazda isn't foolish enough to release a vehicle to the market designed and engineered for specifically only one fuel grade. Why do you think the stock 10.1 A/F ratio is so rich? That's how Mazda compensated for people using lower octane. I refer to have the faster buring fuel.
Like I said earlier, if you drive around like grandma all the time with only rarely getting on it, I'm sure the motor could last quite a while on 87 octane. But I don't even drive my daily Accord that way.
I could easily say it's DUMB to drive any car spirited on public roads. Which is more safe? I think we all know that answer.
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Thanks for all the responses...
But what I was asking was, does anyone notice anything about running the car on lower boost. As in:
If you have a aftermarket ECU, can you notice the engine running any cooler, with any noticeable inprovement of mileage, any less cooling requirements, etc. I imagine not, but I was curious.
But what I was asking was, does anyone notice anything about running the car on lower boost. As in:
If you have a aftermarket ECU, can you notice the engine running any cooler, with any noticeable inprovement of mileage, any less cooling requirements, etc. I imagine not, but I was curious.
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Originally Posted by BLKTOPTRVL
Thanks for all the responses...
But what I was asking was, does anyone notice anything about running the car on lower boost. As in:
If you have a aftermarket ECU, can you notice the engine running any cooler, with any noticeable inprovement of mileage, any less cooling requirements, etc. I imagine not, but I was curious.
But what I was asking was, does anyone notice anything about running the car on lower boost. As in:
If you have a aftermarket ECU, can you notice the engine running any cooler, with any noticeable inprovement of mileage, any less cooling requirements, etc. I imagine not, but I was curious.
I could not tell a difference in any aspect between 7psi and 10psi.
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I could not tell a difference in any aspect between 7psi and 10psi.
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Originally Posted by Jimbo Sage
I agree with those that state that you should use only premium 92 or 93 octane only. I have on occasion used 87 and it wasn't too long after when my engine blew. When it blew it was on premium. I don't know just how sensitive the anti knock system is on this engine. I doubt whether it is fast enough to protect the engine from detonation. Just my thoughts.
work, pair it up with a stadalone, and reprogram the knock mapping so it actualy works. Also, hey if it doesent, why keep it? It's useless then.
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Originally Posted by BLKTOPTRVL
Not even power? Mine feels a lot slower.
I couldnt feel any power difference. IIRC Running the base PFC map I saw 3-4 mph increase in trap speeds.
This was on my old motor BTW minus a few current mods
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