whats the best gas to use?? are leaded fuels harmful or good? i have access to c16, 104, 100...pretty much everything and wondering whats the best way to go....mods include akrapovic full system, pcIII, bmc race filter, velocity stacks...
What Gas??
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No, you're an idiot. Leaded fuel will gunk up your engine and really mess it up.HPfreak said:
The higher the octane absolutely does not mean the better. Our bikes require no more than 86 octane to run perfectly. 86 is recomended by Honda.
Go to search and type in "octane".
Also the guy who posted first is also an idiot. Sorry if I sound harsh.
If anything with gas I would stay away from those little mom and pop gas stations or those no-name gas stations that are always 20 cents less than everyone else. It's usually cheaper for a reason, like they don't check their gas as much and may have more water in it than other name brand gas stations.
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just use what's recommended. i use to use 93, but now i use 87. i don't feel a difference, and you won't either. if a coke machine only requires 50 cents, would you put 75 cents? If you think it'll taste better, then go put the 93 octane.
currently i use 100 no lead, and i have had to put 93 in it before and it feels like ass compared to the 100...in cars at the drag strip you can see up to 2mph on your e.t. just from using c16...so im not an idiot, thats why i asked.
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No you don't. Honda recomends 86. Like I said go to the search function and type in "octane" this topic has been beaten to death and I'm tired of it. There should be a sticky on it.
Also those cars are tuned to run race gas. Without it they will probley knock because like I said they are tuned.
I give up though. Waste your money for all I care, if anything it's all in your head. Go ahead and run leaded 115, but don't come crying back here when your injectors clog up.
I guess everyone who runs 86-89 in their bikes must not have the super special HRC edition you got huh?
Also those cars are tuned to run race gas. Without it they will probley knock because like I said they are tuned.
I give up though. Waste your money for all I care, if anything it's all in your head. Go ahead and run leaded 115, but don't come crying back here when your injectors clog up.
I guess everyone who runs 86-89 in their bikes must not have the super special HRC edition you got huh?
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if you think it helps, then use the highest octane you can find. the manual states 87 so the engineers that honda pays must be wrong. the millions of dollars in R&D must of been a waste of money. it's your money, do what you want.HPfreak said:
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HPfreak said:
if you're so knowledgable, why are you even asking this question?
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yes, you are right.. the bike will run funny if you use anything less than 100 octanes..HPfreak said:
i give up as well..
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Don't run leaded, too risky. Higher octane is used for machines that need a less combustive gas because higher octane means less combustive. Our cylinders/pistons were designed to resist early combustion or knock. In conclusion, any octane above 87 is not cleaner, not more explosive, not better. You want your machine to perform at the top of its game, run 87 or 87 mon. So to everyone who is running 91 or higher without messing with your timing and saying you can "feel the difference", I have these pills that I make from sugar that can cure cancer. So if you know anyone with cancer, send me $100 and I will ship you some. They also cure the common cold.
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