Actually, if you advance your timing for more top end power, you need higher octane even on an otherwise stock engine...
Ricky On Wed, 16 Oct 2002, Brandon Bankston wrote: > 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:NickKosiek@;winn-dixie.com] > >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.---- > >
