KLZE Question

[Vetinari_1]

Hi there,

I was forced to replace the engine (KLDE) on my MX-6 and have installed a reconditioned KLZE. Now I am being fed a line that I can expect problems with the car because South African fuel has a lower octane rating (93 or 95 octane as opposed to 98 which is supposedly what is available in Japan).

Is this something I need to be concerned about?

 

[alphanumeric]

it shouldn't be a problem because one of my friends had a KLZE and didnt have a problem with fuel--highest we have readily available here in NV is 91 (some stations offer higher)

 

[Asuna]

^^

Agreed, wont be a problem at all, if this were the case read your owners manual for the car,. They recommend an octane rating of 98. Ill be damned if all mx-6's in north America are running that.

the only thing you may notice is the difference in power and spark knocking.


Its all good man run her!

 

[alphanumeric]

^^

Agreed, wont be a problem at all, if this were the case read your owners manual for the car,. They recommend an octane rating of 98. Ill be damned if all mx-6's in north America are running that.

i WISH we had 98 octane readily available here, best i can do is get top tier brand 91 and pretend it was 98

 

[AllstarsCanada]

U can add a fuel booster STP etc.. to bring up the octane a few notches.. thast all they really do at the gas stations add a few octane booster pallets to obtain a higher octane..

Matt

 

[boahx]

hey matt nice 6 cant belive ur selling ur lip

 

[Asuna]

hey matt nice 6 cant belive ur selling ur lip

who is matt and what lip?(shrug)

 

[jred321]

which octane rating is used in south africa? if you have an equivalent of US 91 or higher you should be good


The most common type of octane rating worldwide is the Research Octane Number (RON). RON is determined by running the fuel in a test engine with a variable compression ratio under controlled conditions, and comparing these results with those for mixtures of isooctane and n-heptane.


There is another type of octane rating, called Motor Octane Number (MON) or the aviation lean octane rating, which is a better measure of how the fuel behaves when under load. MON testing uses a similar test engine to that used in RON testing, but with a preheated fuel mixture, a higher engine speed, and variable ignition timing to further stress the fuel's knock resistance. Depending on the composition of the fuel, the MON of a modern gasoline will be about 8 to 10 points lower than the RON. Normally fuel specifications require both a minimum RON and a minimum MON.


In most countries (including all of Europe and Australia) the "headline" octane that would be shown on the pump is the RON, but in the United States, Canada and some other countries the headline number is the average of the RON and the MON, sometimes called the Anti-Knock Index (AKI), Road Octane Number (RdON), Pump Octane Number (PON), or (R+M)/2. Because of the 8 to 10 point difference noted above, this means that the octane in the United States will be about 4 to 5 points lower than the same fuel elsewhere: 87 octane fuel, the "regular" gasoline in the US and Canada, would be 91-92 in Europe. However most European pumps deliver 95 (RON) as "regular", equivalent to 90-91 US (R+M)/2, and even deliver 98 (RON) or 100 (RON).

 

[Asuna]

all I can tell you is my manual says use 98. haah
all i can get here in calais maine is 93

 

[alphanumeric]

thanks jred321 ! very informative !

 

[Boosted03MSP]

To fix any issues just mail your JDM ZE ECU to Corksport. Tell them your mods and fuel octane you will be using. They will reflash it and you car will run amazing. Trust me I own an MX6 also

 

[Asuna]

To fix any issues just mail your JDM ZE ECU to Corksport. Tell them your mods and fuel octane you will be using. They will reflash it and you car will run amazing. Trust me I own an MX6 also

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