Preach it brother! Guys, you only need 87 octane in your stock engine. Anything more is a waste of money. Why spend money on stuff that isn't as good for your engine as the cheaper stuff?
At 08:30 AM 10/16/2002 -0500, David Miller wrote: >One fact of life that most people ignore or refuse to believe...... the >higher the octane, the more difficult it is to start a cold >vehicle. Higher octane means slower burning (and starting!) It is fine >for warm engine / environment, but when the temperature begins to drop, so >does the ability of starting the engine. > >YMMV - > >David Miller >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >'89 CRX DX, white, 198K miles >'90 CRX Si, yellow, 49K miles >'02 Civic EX, ruby, 22K miles >'96 Helix, black, 16K miles > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Nick Kosiek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 7:52 AM >To: 'Willy'; crx >Subject: CRX: RE: riddle me this?! > > > I don't really know if this may be the fact or if it may even be true, but >I took my wifes Acura 3.2 TL in not too long ago because it had the same >sounding symptoms when it would start in the morning. I paid the dealer 70$ >because I really could not figure it out my self. The gent comes back and >tells me It is excessive build of carbon on the valve stems and piston tops >so when the injectors prime every morning the carbon absorbs the majority of >the fuel , until the carbon is saturated with fuel it then runs fine. He >stated to use fuel addatives for a couple months to clean it all out. I use >Mystery Marvel Oil and always 93 Octane at every fuel up and ever since the >car runs great. My CRX runs with octane booster at every fill up just >because the ZC likes to drink it better and run smoother. > I see you stated you use injector cleaner once a month so this may not >apply to you, but if you know Honda Engines they are great carbon builders. > Have you noticed this problem after you use the injector cleaner? > To me this stuff with the carbon and fuel on my wifes Acura is new to me. > > >Nick K >Jacksonville, Fl > >--1990 CRX DX-- >Timeline - 1-1.5 SOHC -Intentially ran into the ground > 1-1.6 SOHC -Same deal > 2-ZC's -Starved Oil on the first, and the second runs >Perfect. >DC Sports Header, Original Weapon R Half Cold Air Intake, 1991 SI Tranny, >Lightened Flywheel, ACT Street disc with Extreme Pressure Plate, NGK >Ignition Wires, NipponDenso Iridium SparkPlugs, Greddy/Trust SP Exhaust, >Test Pipe(No Cat), Eibach Prokit, OE Struts-(The actual originals pending >replacement along with the bushings), Strut tower Bars Front and Rear, Lower >rear tie bar, Power Slot rotors, Half Destroyed WingsWest RS Front bumper, >Flat Black Paint/primer Exterior, 1998 HX Civic Rims 14 inch powder coated >bronze, and GUTTED interior - > - Under Construction since 1998, still under construction Pending Funding. > >"Looks aren't everything, It's all about what's inside that counts" > >-----What do you think would cause a car (mine obviously) to not want to >start when it's cold**, but once warmed up, it starts fine.----
