Good Advice. Thanks for the feedback. It makes sense to me. Someone else also gave me similar feedback, with engine pinging being the only reason why I may want to upgrade. Thanks again! Paul --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, ComposerZelgadis@xxxx wrote: > > Go with 87. It's cheaper, higher octanes don't offer any performance > boosts, and I'll even go one further and say that the owner's manual clearly states > to use 87 (US method; Eurospec was 91 I think). The DeLorean's PRV engines > are *not* high-compression ratio, nor are we turbocharged (usually). Higher > octane (as far as I know) will prevent pinging (pre-detonation), and *only* > that, and usually does not offer any boosts in performance. Just drains the > wallet that much more that could be spent elsewhere. :-) > > Hope this helps! :-) > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/