On behalf of the oil companies, I thank you.94 Octane for me, my manual recommends 91 but for the extra dollar it costs me to put in 94, I do it
*** ibtl! ***this is one of those endless threads... I might have to go and delete all of the fuel threads and start a new one, just for kicks! :admin:
Delete the oil and oil filter thread too....This is one of those endless threads... I might have to go and delete all of the fuel threads and start a new one, just for kicks! :admin:
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There's already a thread about the subject... more than you can read!Just wondering if any of u use premium or regular, any thought or differences
I'm sure. The hose has to contain a good half gallon of gas between the nozzle and the valve. The funny thing is that it's all the same gas, then they drop giant Alka-Seltzer (not actually Alka-Seltzer, for those that just thought about dumping some in your tank) tabs in the tanks to boost the octane higher.Also if you are at a pump that serves the multiple octanes, I believe the first half gallon or so still contains whatever fuel was pumped last.
Just wondering if any of u use premium or regular, any thought or differences
There's already a thread about the subject... more than you can read!
How. Come???dont be cheap! PREMIUM IS WAY BETTER FOR PERFORMANCE ENGINES!
Premium does nothing for an engine not designed to run on it...dont be cheap! PREMIUM IS WAY BETTER FOR PERFORMANCE ENGINES!
Detonation is always a fun thing too. At least in aircraft the engine isn't between the family jewels.Premium does nothing for an engine not designed to run on it...
Unless your engine calls for premium or your engine is "pre-igniting" then you do not need it and it will do nothing for you. It may cause you more issue than any help. It takes more to ignite premium rather than regular. The AKI (anti knock index) is what the 87-89-91 or 93 numbers are. The higher the number (premium) the hotter it is needed to ignite the fuel. So very cold days it can be hard to ignite premium if your engine is not designed to run off of it.
Pre-ignition is when the gas in the cylinder is igniting before the spark plug was meant to ignite it. This counteracts the stroke of the pistons and is causing the engine to work against itself.
So unless you have pre-ignition knocking, or your manual calls specifically for premium, you are doing absolutely nothing for the bike. Just emptying your wallet and sending more unnecessary profits to the oil companies.