Is RON 92 petrol better for our engines than RON 95?

[spaiduhz]

I am sure that most of us already know this, but you can put in uncolored moth-balls to mix with your fuel to serve as a cleaning agent / octane booster.

 

Don't put too much in though. 1 small mothball every 3-5 liters of petrol every other full tanks is the rule of thumb.

[jB]

Raise the ERP to $10 per entry and i'm sure u'll see a lot less congestion. $2 don't quite cut it. People whine but its still congested. Let it rise to the ceiling and we shall have less traffic

be careful what you wish for

[ChaoPuzzy1968]

Good morning MC, i think i have the same issue, i pumped a tank of the lower grade petrol at JB the other day, ride feels smoother at lower revs and when i went to refill, i was shocked that i pumped 18+ Litres only, i was expecting 19-20+ Litres.

 

maybe our kind of bike works better with lower octane ....but not too low:D

[ozzarhomb]

maybe our kind of bike works better with lower octane ....but not too low:D

ya lor, if go adventure, got fuel good le, doesn't really matter what grade ba. i go back check what's the lowest i can go.

[spaiduhz]

be careful what you wish for

 

It saddens me to see cars zipping around with only one or two people riding inside. I dont see why most of the people driving around cant use motorcycles instead. It consumes less fuel, and contributes less to the road congestion.

 

After all, theres no such thing as a stand still traffic jam for us two wheelers, eh?

 

Its the stupid people who buy cars for the luxury factor, and at the same time ***** and whine about rising costs.

 

Parking in the CDB area is already a holy pain in the rectum. Motorbikes already take up about 25% of a car, yet its harder for bikes to park there. this is probably due to the demand for cars rather than bikes, mind you.

 

the only reason i can think of for a person to actually NEED a car is if he has a family to transport.

 

but to all the young bengs with the modded civics, rexes and skylines, i like to say this.

 

Bikes go faster, for less petrol, and cost less than cars.

[atrophy]

I am sure that most of us already know this, but you can put in uncolored moth-balls to mix with your fuel to serve as a cleaning agent / octane booster.

 

Don't put too much in though. 1 small mothball every 3-5 liters of petrol every other full tanks is the rule of thumb.

 

mothballs? :confused: haha really ah?

[MUSHA]

mothballs? :confused: haha really ah?

 

It is a old skool technology that works but just don't use it often.

[MUSHA]

Btw, any 1 knows the min requirement for VTEC super 4?

[MUSHA]

I am sure that most of us already know this, but you can put in uncolored moth-balls to mix with your fuel to serve as a cleaning agent / octane booster.

 

Don't put too much in though. 1 small mothball every 3-5 liters of petrol every other full tanks is the rule of thumb.

 

Mothballs... bring back my old memories of the track.

[spaiduhz]

mothballs? :confused: haha really ah?

 

http://www.columbusgasprices.com/Forum_MSG.aspx?master=1&category=1054&topic=292908&page_no=1&FAV=N

 

read, with an open mind.

 

believe it if you will. or ignore it if you want.

 

there are alot of skeptics in the forums, and none of the skeptics actually did anything to justify their skepticism.

 

I have to add though,

1. Moth Balls do not dissolve instantly.

2. Excessive amounts of Moth Balls can lead to carburator damage due to decay.

 

It is uncertain, however, if modern fuel injected motorbikes have any benefit to gain.

[MUSHA]

http://www.columbusgasprices.com/Forum_MSG.aspx?master=1&category=1054&topic=292908&page_no=1&FAV=N

 

read, with an open mind.

 

believe it if you will. or ignore it if you want.

 

there are alot of skeptics in the forums, and none of the skeptics actually did anything to justify their skepticism.

 

I have to add though,

1. Moth Balls do not dissolve instantly.

2. Excessive amounts of Moth Balls can lead to carburator damage due to decay.

 

It is uncertain, however, if modern fuel injected motorbikes have any benefit to gain.

 

Of coz cannot use every tank lah.

Works on my fuel injected car thou...

[BlackDawn]

Of coz cannot use every tank lah.

Works on my fuel injected car thou...

Mothballs 'works' on your FI car? Can you elaborate in what way it works & how you quantified it?

[MUSHA]

Mothballs 'works' on your FI car? Can you elaborate in what way it works & how you quantified it?

 

Better pulling power but don't expect turbo-charging power.

Very slight better fuel consumption.

 

Don't understand what do u mean by quantified in this aspect.

[S-Line]

The old white colour mothballs are made of Napthalene which acts as (octane Booster) in certain way but very suitable at very high temperature operations i.e High Rev bike aka sport bikes.

 

If you guys want to try is to make sure the mothball you get are made of napthalene and 1 mothball to 4 gallon of gas as the newer ones are made of p-dichlorobenzene and dun know if it works. Check the information on the packaging before you pop the ball in the fuel tank.

 

Try at your own RISK.

[super_marvel]

Can I know why a higher octane fuel will protect the engine? Is it because of the additives they add into the petrol? As far as I know a higher octane just means that it is harder to ignite, whereas a lower octane petrol is easier to ignite and burn.

 

 

 

theoretically & in layman terms... a higher octane fuel will create less friction, leading to lesser wear and tear.

[ghost04]

95-octane gives me better mileague.

98 and above are poorer.

performance bikes require at least 95-octane above petrol.

[stsoh]

theoretically & in layman terms... a higher octane fuel will create less friction, leading to lesser wear and tear.

 

wow, first time i heard of this.

r u sure or not?

fuel octane is created to prevent pre-detonation.

anti-friction or wear, 2t oil is pre-mix to fuel for tat function.

only applies to 2-stroke engines.

[MonoWorld]

easy lah..

if wan smoother cruising & pick up and ur pocket cannot be hurt by a few cents to $2 difference per full tank, den pump 98 or vpower.

 

if u tink 98 is a waste of time, pump 92.

[spaiduhz]

It is most unfortunate, however, that there are some of us who are willing carrots on the chopping block, pumping petrol whose grade is unnecessarily higher than whats needed, deluding themselves into thinking that higher grades of petrol would lead to better performance.

 

what goes on in their minds anyway? "Ah! The manufacturer reccomended RON87 grade of petrol for optimum performance, so if i pump RON98 grade of petrol, i can push my bike to beyond optimum performance lor!"

 

The difference in grades would also include cleaning agents that petrol companies add so that they can honestly boast better performance. But that is usually because your bike isnt at optimum anyway. like if your carburator is clogged up and dirty, the insides of your block is messed up with carbon, among other reasons, only then would the cleaning agents in higher grades of petrol make any difference.

 

but if there are willing carrots among us, then there is nothing stopping them from lying on top of the chopping block.

[DM]

read this in our forum many years ago: mothballs boost the octane of gasoline slightly but the people who use it are all in u.s where many stations sell 87 RON gas.

 

the lowest octane gas that we have is 92 so we boost it for what?

 

even my high compression 600cc engine needs unleaded 91 RON or higher. 92 will be good enough, are there bikes which need 98 RON or higher? mothballs belong in the bloddy closet with the clothing, not in your fuel tanks people.

[MonoWorld]

I tot US is selling by PON?