Re: Fuel Octane

[Chuck Simpson <csimpson@zeltech.com>]

When I had my '98 GLX, I always went with what was recommended by VW -- Premium
Unleaded fuel.  It actually said this inside the gas flap.  I personally
wouldn't go with anything less, but that is just me.  If you plan to "chip" your
VR6, keep in mind that Premium Fuel is REQUIRED!!!

Since VW recommends the premium stuff, I would use it and stick with it.

-Chuck


Tim Irwin wrote:

> The car will run fine on any of them. The timing is retarded slightly by the
> ECU to avoid pinging with regular, but runs just fine, and most people are
> unable to feel any power difference.
>
> When I know I will be pushing the engine (autocross, track, hard road
> trips), I use premium for the advanced timing (probably more psychological
> than anything -- I need all of the help I can get). When I'm going a while
> w/o pushing it, I run regular and save the money. If Medium is really 92 in
> your area (it's 89 here), that may be a good compromise, as the 1 point
> increase to premium probably isn't worth the $.10 - $.15/gallon.
>
> Tim Irwin
> '98 Jetta GLX
> #26 GS PNWR SCCA
> http://membrs.cascade.org/~tjirwin/tim.htm
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jdr050@aol.com [mailto:Jdr050@aol.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 6:26 PM
> To: jettaglx@igtc.com
> Subject: Fuel Octaine
>
> Just wondering if anyone knows which gas octane will work best
> with a 2000 VR6 motor?  Should I be using regular (87 octane), medium (92
> octane) or super (93 octane) .  I use Amoco gas.  Thanks in advance!