Robmac
Junior Member
FYI,
I've got about 3,500 KM on my 08 fz6 and I've always put 89 octane in it since new. With 12 to 1 compression and an 14K redline I just can't bring myself to put 87 octane fuel in it. (I know what the manual says).
A couple of days ago I accidentally filled him with 87, no biggie I thought, one tank won't hurt. I put 100 KM on him just cruising around town, never noticed any difference and I quickly forgot all about it.
I went for a cruise with my buddies tonight and at one point I "stretched the legs" for the first four gears. We'll he felt way down in power at anything over 8K rpms, at full throttle he simply crawled passed 200 KM/H at the top of fourth, and the engine seemed to sound a little off. (normally he passes 200 KM/H like it's not there at all...).
I slowed down and starting thinking that something was wrong, but what ? Everything is working normally and then it hit me, I had put 87 in the tank two days before.
If I didn't experience it for myself, I wouldn't have believed that a tank of 87 would have made such a difference (at full throttle above 8K). Perhaps I got some bad fuel?
I got back to town and topped him up with 91. I'll run this tank out and then top him up with another tank of 91 and "stretch the legs" again to see if everything is back to normal.
I've got about 3,500 KM on my 08 fz6 and I've always put 89 octane in it since new. With 12 to 1 compression and an 14K redline I just can't bring myself to put 87 octane fuel in it. (I know what the manual says).
A couple of days ago I accidentally filled him with 87, no biggie I thought, one tank won't hurt. I put 100 KM on him just cruising around town, never noticed any difference and I quickly forgot all about it.
I went for a cruise with my buddies tonight and at one point I "stretched the legs" for the first four gears. We'll he felt way down in power at anything over 8K rpms, at full throttle he simply crawled passed 200 KM/H at the top of fourth, and the engine seemed to sound a little off. (normally he passes 200 KM/H like it's not there at all...).
I slowed down and starting thinking that something was wrong, but what ? Everything is working normally and then it hit me, I had put 87 in the tank two days before.
If I didn't experience it for myself, I wouldn't have believed that a tank of 87 would have made such a difference (at full throttle above 8K). Perhaps I got some bad fuel?
I got back to town and topped him up with 91. I'll run this tank out and then top him up with another tank of 91 and "stretch the legs" again to see if everything is back to normal.
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