<VV> Re: VirtualVairs Digest, Vol 18, Issue 26

[Ron]

93 octane??  Easy to say but a lot harder to find!  Impossible, in fact.
RonH


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ScottyGrover at aol.com>
To: <pp2 at 6007.us>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2006 6:20 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Re: VirtualVairs Digest, Vol 18, Issue 26


>
> In a message dated 7/8/2006 3:53:51 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, 
> pp2 at 6007.us
> writes:
>
>>  > Can plugs with a high heat range cause pinging in a turbo 180? I
>>  > bought new plugs @ NAPA (only ones they had) & when the engine  heats
>> > up I get pinging under load when the turbo kicks in.Not  when cold,
>> > though. Never had the problem with the old AC plugs.  Can switching to
>> > a cooler plug stop the pinging? Running 91  octane, new plugs, timing
>
> If lower than Denver you should be running 93  octane. Bosch W8AC plugs 
> are
> plentiful (at least here), cheap,  and  do not ping in mine. Any chance 
> the
> timing is not retarding under boost or  the mixture is leaning out ?
>
> Padgett
>
>
>
> In Los Angeles we WISH we had 93 octane; 91 is the best available.   W8AC
> Plugs work just fine.
> Scotty
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