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March hare
 Post subject: Fuel Octane
PostPosted:Mon May 17, 2010 6:20 pm 
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Car Details:1999 (Registered as New 2001) Black 3.8 V6 Targa Top
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Hi guys,

Just got my firest Camaro and loving it. Unfortunateley it came without the owners handbook. I need to know wether to use high 98 octane unleaded or regular unleaded, can somebody please tell me. Also does anyone know where I can get a handbook from, 2001 3.8.

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britcam68
 Post subject: Re: Fuel Octane
PostPosted:Mon May 17, 2010 8:31 pm 
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Hi welcome to the club :thumbup:

Regular unleaded will be fine thats what i use in my Z28 LT1 with no probs, as for handbook they sometimes come up on ebay

Dont forget to post some pics

Cheers........Tim
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 Post subject: Re: Fuel Octane
PostPosted:Mon May 17, 2010 9:31 pm 
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Yep regular is fine but a higher octane will make it run better if you can afford it. ;)

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March hare
 Post subject: Re: Fuel Octane
PostPosted:Tue May 18, 2010 9:04 am 
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Thanks guys thats good to know, it will certainly be cheaper running on regular.

Will post some pics as soon as I can.

Thanks again.

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 Post subject: Re: Fuel Octane
PostPosted:Tue May 18, 2010 1:11 pm 
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Car Details:'99 Z28 A4 Modified :D
Best ET: 12.0 @ 116 mph (0-60ft of 1.8 s)
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plain 95 regular is sufficient for the car to run on the high octane spark tables so it will be fine :D

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Best ET: 12.0 @ 116 mph (on a 0-60ft of 1.8 s)
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 Post subject: Re: Fuel Octane
PostPosted:Sat Jan 01, 2011 8:33 pm 
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This may be useful info.........

USA (PON) -> Europe (RON)

87 -> 91
89 -> 93
91 -> 95
93 -> 98

Cheers,
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 Post subject: Re: Fuel Octane
PostPosted:Sun Jan 02, 2011 7:57 pm 
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Mark
this is very helpful- many thanks
and goes sonme way to explaining the trouble some US built engines have running on our "pump gas"

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 Post subject: Re: Fuel Octane
PostPosted:Mon Jan 03, 2011 5:48 pm 
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This may be useful info.........

USA (PON) -> Europe (RON)

87 -> 91
89 -> 93
91 -> 95
93 -> 98

Cheers,
Mark
very helpful... :thumbup:

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