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What Octane gas are you running?

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Old 02-01-2000, 01:59 AM
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I just bought more fossil fuel for the Magnum and Scrambler, and while I was being a cheap bastard with the Regular 89, I wondered if anyone ran with Mid Grade or Super.

Does anyone run with the 'good stuff' and what benefits do you see with better gas.

And does anyone see any benefits to running with the clear Amaco Ultra?

I'm not sure if I'm buying into ad hype, but has anyone found one gas brand better than another?

I'd love to use Turbo Fuel, but this isn't any jet engine!

Thanks for the input,

Jack
 
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Old 02-01-2000, 05:37 AM
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My sportsman 500 loves the mid-grade ... much better power & throttle-response.

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Old 02-01-2000, 09:52 AM
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I found a noticable difference when I switched to premium (92)in my '99 Boss and '00 Blazer.Both of them are two strokes.
 
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How much of a difference? I have the 250 two stroke in my Xplorer.
 
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Old 02-01-2000, 08:07 PM
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Unless your quad is experiencing spark knock [indication of low octane]you are all just wasting your $$ on higher octane fuels.Higher octane,as I understand it,has nothing to do with a engines ability to perform better.It only prevents the engine from spark knocking.Though I have no degree in octane,that is how I perceived octane.Correct me if you know differant.Thanks,===BILL

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