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Re: [ST] Mobil Premium Fuel
- Subject: Re: [ST] Mobil Premium Fuel
- From: Colt4530 <colt4530@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2003 23:02:05 -0400
IIRC, my '02 RS owner's manual states that in the US, 89 R+M/2 equals 95
RON. You are correct that to two number are developed using different
methods. Motor Octane is determined using a single cylinder engine with
compression ratio adjustable during operation.
Rod Brown wrote:
> Keith,
> This is kind of a question but not meant to be argumentative.
> Aren't you making an assumption that you have 95 RON and 83 MON to get that
> 89 Pump Octane??? I was always under the assumption that RON and MON are
> computed using different factors so that knowing one is not a guarantee of
> knowing both.
> It would be nice if Triumph would spec RON, Pump or whatever system used in
> countries where they were sold.
>
> Just something to consider. I ride in the boonies a lot. I have even run
> into the old pump into a glass jar on the top of the pump stations in West
> Virginia. In that case you run what they got. It doesn't take an
> accountant to figure that the overwhelming number of stations sell more
> regular than premium. Although I don't have any stats, I'd bet they sell
> more premium than middle grades. The point being that you are probably
> pumping more crud than you would care to from premium gas than regular when
> you are at lower volume stations. It's probably worse with the in between
> stuff.
>
> Rod
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keith Winter" <kwinter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Rod Brown" <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 10:24 AM
> Subject: Re[2]: [ST] Mobil Premium Fuel
>
>
>
>>Exactly; it states 95 RON, not 95 RON + MON /2. 95 RON
>>equates to 89 R+M/2. Don't waste money on more expensive
>>slow burning fuel.
>>
>>-Keith
>>'00 RS
>>
>>On Tuesday, July 8, 2003, 5:56:35 AM, Rod Brown wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Howard, The Owners Manual for my 2002 says 95 RON. The
>>>best I can find around here is 93 or 94 pump octane ( RON
>>>+ MON / 2 ) .
>>
>>
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