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:question:Just curious as to what fuel everyone uses in their rzr. (or any toy) Premium, Mid-grade, or Regular unleaded.:question:
I try to run Sunoco 93 Super when possible. Worth the drive to fill the machine and keep a tank.:question:Just curious as to what fuel everyone uses in their rzr. (or any toy) Premium, Mid-grade, or Regular unleaded.:question:
While this is 100% true, that you only need the lowest octane required to prevent detonation, a deeper look is needed in a long term real world environment.depends on the toy and mods done to it... unless you have a hoped up eng the rzr needs reg...anything else is a wast... it has been hashed out on here befor but if you dont need detonation preventing prem it is a waste it doesnt all burn and makes a little less hp
I use ethanol free regular gas. my experience is 10% ethanol gas gums up after a few months the vehicle is not used.
I use ethanol free regular gas. my experience is 10% ethanol gas gums up after a few months the vehicle is not used.
I have never seen a bottle of gummed up 100 year old whiskey in my life. . . only gummed up drunks!
around here they wont put in cans .....Airports and boat marinas sell non ethanol premium.
While this is 100% true, that you only need the lowest octane required to prevent detonation, a deeper look is needed in a long term real world environment.depends on the toy and mods done to it... unless you have a hoped up eng the rzr needs reg...anything else is a wast... it has been hashed out on here befor but if you dont need detonation preventing prem it is a waste it doesnt all burn and makes a little less hp
With evaporation, the loss of volatile compounds decrease the anti-knock index of the gasoline and the energy content of the gasoline increases.
So for a RZRS with relatively high compression ratio, that may not get used for weeks or months at a time, regular 87octane can degrade to a detonation prone mixture that will shorten engine life. And all destructive detonation is not always audible. Also a bad/old tank of 87 might be in the low mid 80's, a bad/old tank of 91 will be proportionally higher. Just more room for a margin of error, imo.
So in the real world, running premium fuel is relatively cheap insurance policy to getting a bad tank of fuel or a tank that has deteriorated to less than 87 octane. One never knows with pump gas how long the fuel has been stored for before we get it. Also the HP loss is so small from running 87 compared to 91 as to be almost non existent.
I will gladly take that almost non existent loss and slightly more cost to help insure my engines health.