Super Plus here in Belgium and in Germany is 98 Octane!
95 Octane is Euro Super!
Germans have also 90 Octane, they call it Normal Super! Much too poor,
timing has to be reduce by at least 5B0.
Here in Belgium we also have 99 and 100 Octane but as Thomas said,
only on selected petrol stations.
Regards,
Chris - The Belgian Roadster
-----UrsprC<ngliche Nachricht-----
Von: "Thomas in Sweden" <csp311@telia.com>
An: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Gesendet: Samstag, 24. MC$rz 2001 09:45
Betreff: Re: Crankshaft Woes
> Yes, but it's RON rating. USA use MON wich is about
> 3 units lower. 95 RON = about 92 MON. There are also
> different factors to consider but usually about this difference.
> I dont need anyone to tell me exactly what is different.
>
> We have 95, 96 and 98 unleaded and in Germany they have
> 99 or 100 octane but only on selected petrol stations.
> It's called super plus.
>
> Thomas
>
> Adam Bradley wrote:
>
> > 95 is low octane??? In the US, that's better than premium (92
octane)
> > and regular is 87 octane (I know it's a bit lower in some high
> > elevations).
> >
> > Adam
> > '70 1600, Northern California
> > Gas here is about $1.65 for 87 octane
> > Just came from Salt Lake City, Utah where it's $1.38 downtown
> >
> > --- Thomas in Sweden <csp311@telia.com> wrote:
> > > Yes. 10.40SEK=$1 today.
> > > SEK9.58 for one liter of low octane (95)
> > > if you get a discount.
> > >
> > > Thomas
> > >
> > > James L Uhl wrote:
> > >
> > > > $3.50 a gallon even with the 10SEK=$1 exchange rate right now?
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Thomas in Sweden <csp311@telia.com>
> > > > To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> > > <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > > > Date: Friday, March 23, 2001 3:31 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: Crankshaft Woes
> > > >
> > > > >I would be really happy with gas price of $1.71/gal.
> > > > >Right now it's from $3.50/gal. in Sweden and it's
> > > > >about the same or even higher in most parts of
> > > > >west Europe. 15 years ago it was $2.00/gal.
> > > > >
> > > > >Thomas
> > > > >
> > > > >bob_wilson@agilent.com wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >> OK, I goofed on the price of the crank grind job. It wasn't
> > > $250, it was
> > > > >> $125. ...senior moment. But this still is higher than what
> > > others said
> > > > they
> > > > >> paid (like $60 or so). I think that everything is more
expensive
> > > in the
> > > > SF
> > > > >> Bay Area. Gas costs $1.71/gal for 87 octane if you go to
the
> > > cheapest
> > > > place.
> > > > >> I hear that it is near $1.00 in other parts of the US
(Alabama I
> > > think is
> > > > >> much cheaper). Guess we pay a price for the nice weather.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Bob Wilson
> > >
> > >
> > >
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