<VV> New Corvair Owner-Tire pressure and Octane Question

[Bryan Blackwell]

Not dumb at all.  Generally I run 8 psi differential, and that seems to 
be the consensus.  Usually I'm at the high end of the range, so about 
28 front 35 rear, but be aware that this results in a harsher ride.  
24/32 is much more comfortable.  I would not go below 30 in the rear 
for radials.  Lots more tire info:

http://autoxer.skiblack.com/tires.html
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Bryan Blackwell bryan at skiblack.com
http://autoxer.skiblack.com/
   Corvairs: '61 Lakewood, '64 Greenbrier, '65 Corsa, '66 Corsa
   '69 Road Runner, '97 Ford F-150, '99 Neon R/T
"Why do something if you're not going to obsess about it?"

On Aug 30, 2006, at 8:24 AM, KBOOSMAN at nc.rr.com wrote:

> Hi all...I'm a newbie owner of a 1964 Monza 700 Sedan and I absolutely
> love it. But, since I know very little about Corvairs (yet) I have a
> question that I hope is not too "stupid". I know what the manual that
> came with the car says about the tire pressure being lower in the
> front than in the back (while I can't quote the exact numbers right
> now it's something like 12 psi in front and 26 psi in back) but does
> that hold true for the newer radial tires? I forgot to ask the person
> that I bought it from. Also, while the books says that the car will
> run well on "Regular" gas, was the regular gas in 1964 a higher octane
> than now? My owner's manual doesn't list an actual octane number so
> I'm not sure what to use. I have been using Regular (87 octane) and it
> seems to be doing fine, but then I've only had it 10 days.