sorry for all the questions but i am a newb to quads.

do any of you guys use ocatne boosters? also, what kind of gas do u use. low, med or super?

 

I usually use the low 87 octane. Premium never made any difference that I noticed.

 

If you're not running high compression, or really modded out, just use the regular 87.

 

My owners manual or shop manual, can't recall which, recommends 87 so that's what I use.

 

higher octanes wont do any good for stock motors. stick with 87 unless you decide to get a big bore, depending on how big you go. with an 800kit you should be running premium and can even mix some 110raceing fuel with 87. if you went 900 nothing but premium.

 

Super always...........

Any engine builder worth his salt will tell you anything over 10.5:1 compression will run better and burn more complete with 91 octane or higher....

 

true but higher octanes can cause detonation problems in lower compression engines.

 

87 octane is all i run

 

Good point ATVstevo,

It can be a bad thing to run premium if the engine doesn't require it. I have heard this and is a known fact from what I have read.

 

Higher octane fuels burn cleaner because they burn hotter. If you research fuels on google you will find that unless you have a big bore motor (High compression) they do require more octane to run right, you need to stick with the lower octanes so not to overheat your motor and lessen it's life by burning up valves. Detination does occure if the fuel is not correct and that is why your owners manual gives guidelines to follow based on stock motors.

Mud