What is the stock car's recommended fuel?

Aurake · 01-13-2008, 12:32 AM

I just picked up a 1990 n/a automatic, but it has no information with it. Does it have enough compression to make use of premium gas? Or should I just stick with regular?

Supra2NR · 01-13-2008, 02:16 AM

premium should be better, burns off cleaner

Aurake · 01-13-2008, 03:13 AM

Yeah but what I want to know is what the recommended fuel is for the n/a. It's not accelerating as well as I think it should (I have a prelude that's 200hp and a bit lighter, so I'd think it'd be similar). The car's body is in great shape, the engine seems pretty good except that some coolant had leaked. I talked to the guys who worked on it, they said they'd filled it up with regular.

I want to know if the engine is retarding the timing and that's why there's so little power, or if this is indictive of something else?

mkiiisupra · 01-13-2008, 04:01 AM

dont think your fuel is causing the computer to retard the time, check for codes...

Knock sensor will do it, or if ur TPS is not calibrated....

Or air leaks, vacuum leaks... check it all lol

Supra2NR · 01-13-2008, 04:26 AM

even when i had my NA
i always used premium gas
and regular, only when i dont have money

01-13-2008, 12:32 AM	#1
Aurake Stock Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: The state of confusion Posts: 2	What is the stock car's recommended fuel? I just picked up a 1990 n/a automatic, but it has no information with it. Does it have enough compression to make use of premium gas? Or should I just stick with regular?

01-13-2008, 02:16 AM	#2
Supra2NR 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chi-Town Posts: 1,643	premium should be better, burns off cleaner __________________ http://www.myspace.com/supra_2nr Into Bikes now,, apparently the supra couldnt kill me, so my zx6 might lol

01-13-2008, 04:01 AM	#4
mkiiisupra Lexus & 550's Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 570 Blog Entries: 1	dont think your fuel is causing the computer to retard the time, check for codes... Knock sensor will do it, or if ur TPS is not calibrated.... Or air leaks, vacuum leaks... check it all lol __________________ 1990 Toyota Supra Turbo A/T ------------------------------------------------ Questions about oil? take a look http://www.supramania.com/aehaas/

01-13-2008, 04:26 AM	#5
Supra2NR 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chi-Town Posts: 1,643	even when i had my NA i always used premium gas and regular, only when i dont have money __________________ http://www.myspace.com/supra_2nr Into Bikes now,, apparently the supra couldnt kill me, so my zx6 might lol

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01-13-2008, 03:13 AM	#3
Aurake Stock Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: The state of confusion Posts: 2	Yeah but what I want to know is what the recommended fuel is for the n/a. It's not accelerating as well as I think it should (I have a prelude that's 200hp and a bit lighter, so I'd think it'd be similar). The car's body is in great shape, the engine seems pretty good except that some coolant had leaked. I talked to the guys who worked on it, they said they'd filled it up with regular. I want to know if the engine is retarding the timing and that's why there's so little power, or if this is indictive of something else?