<VV> Pinging Question

[jvhroberts at aol.com]

 Yep! Octane, all things considered, is cheap. If premium makes your engine run better, it's tough to justify using cheap gas. 

 

John Roberts
 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: kaczmarek at charter.net
To: Virtualvairs at corvair.org
Sent: Mon, Sep 20, 2010 3:48 pm
Subject: Re: <VV> Pinging Question



---- FrankCB at aol.com wrote: 
> Tony,
> Not only will retarding the spark usually cause the engine to run hotter,  
> it will also REDUCE your gas mileage.  So saving 5 to 7% on the cost of a  
> gallon of gas is a loser if it REDUCES your gas mileage by 10%.
> Frank "not always fully advanced" Burkhard
>  
>  
> In a message dated 9/19/2010 2:20:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> tony.underwood at cox.net writes:
> 
> That's  still the way it seems to work today.    If I don't run 
> premium  in the 110 I drive daily, it pings.   I'm not real keen on  
> backing off the timing to stop the pinging since it can cause the  
> engine to run a little hotter than usual... in summer this isn't  
> good.  I pay the extra dime/gallon and run premium.
> 
> 
> Except  Citgo premium... which seems to ping  anyway.
> 
> 
> 
> tony..
> 
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