What octane do you run your 7?

[MBTN]

You can get away with 87 in a turbo model as long as you stay out of the boost. But of course it's tempting to rev high

[Aerowitz]

Yes, it is tough to stay out of boost, until you figure that it'll only manage 11mpg at best under full boost.

[yao]

Gosh MD, you're so right. It is vvverrry tempting to rev high. So i guess from now on, ill start putting 89 or 91 in my T2. Well i guess it all depends huh. If im low on cash, ill probably get 87. Oh yeah, how many people in here think the Tornado is great for your car.

[J-Rat]

I drive a 10th Anniversary. If you dont know what that is, I am not going to explain it..

[yao]

haha don't worry J i know what the 10th anniversery is.... very nice car man =)

[Aerowitz]

Durrrrrrr what's a 10th anniversary? Is it a cake of some sort?

Beautiful car. It's nothing compared to the FD3S A-Spec, but it's pretty damn good looking.

[yao]

yeah i wish i had a 10th ann....leather seats are so comfortable.

oh yeah today was the last day i would run 87 octane in the T2, i swear. Today was pretty damn cold for being in florida...32 degrees was our low. Well i ran it up today and of course, being that it was cold, it would not start perfectly and would kinda sputter while i was going, so i didnt care tooo much about that. After i pulled the keys out, my car was clicking like a biootch. I hate that noise. So from here on out, its 89 or 91! Thanks for all you guys inputs

[ghostrx7]

definately use the highest available. im sure u could get away with anything, but why settle? if there is only 89 available, i would suggest some octane booster from pepboys.

[fcdriver]

32 degrees pfft it was 5 degrees here this morning and the gxl started up after the second crank btw I have a 87 gxl with pacesetter header intake adapter 2.5 inch exhaust and no cat and I run 87 octane in it.

[yao]

yeah, mine started on the second crank too, and i feel sorry for you guys up north. After all the hurricanes and what not, we got the better end of the deal. Anyway, i got my T2 pretty decked out. I'm not going to list all my mods on here but your 2.5 will seem like a little toilet paper roll compared to my 3 in. dual pipes.

[Miataracer]

I have an 89 NA that will be running on 93 octane... with a V8 engine under the hood.

[fcdriver]

Yeah the 2.5 isn't going to be staying for long after I get the 13bt rebuilt but it's big enough for a N/A engine.
We had really nice weather about a week ago, was about 60 degrees at night and high 60's low 70's during the day then all of a sudden it went cold

[J-Rat]

Originally Posted by Miataracer

I have an 89 NA that will be running on 93 octane... with a V8 engine under the hood.

Out of curiousity... What mods to the pushrod engine are going to require you to run 93? Or is that just personal preference?

[drftk1d]

Originally Posted by yao

Gosh MD, you're so right. It is vvverrry tempting to rev high. So i guess from now on, ill start putting 89 or 91 in my T2. Well i guess it all depends huh. If im low on cash, ill probably get 87. Oh yeah, how many people in here think the Tornado is great for your car.

tornade is a waste of money.

[yao]

yeah fc same here...good weather then cold weather. Im pretty sure cold weather over here in florida means jeans and a t shirt for you up north.lol. Hmmm.. i personally dont get why you did a v8 swap in an rx7. Isnt that what alot of people love about these cars? the fact that they're rotaries? They would be pretty quick though. And the tornado is a waste of money? Interesting because they rave about it so much on tv. lol