My stock '72 always ran on the lowest grade (87). Bit since I had the head milled, it has needed 89. The later 1500's had even less compression than mine originally had.
BTW, when a Spit knocks, it is not as obvious as you might expect. The knocking noise tends to get drowned out by all the other noises... Doug Braun '72 Spit At 04:38 PM 7/21/2003 -0700, you wrote: >I have searched the archives on this list as well as NASS but can find no >thread. > >What is the general consensus as to grade of gasoline to use in our cars? >Specifically I am talking about the 73-80 15009s with a standard engine and >no special tuning modifications. >Using unleaded( as I imagine we are all using these days, both side of the >pond) in a non modified engine. /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
