Type of gas?

[TalonFiero]

Someone poured a lot of sugar/syrup in my gas tank. Fucked up my car pretty good, so no it is not just an urban myth. My engine locked and wouldn't turn over as the needles were stuck open in the carb and fuel was pouring into the cylinders. Lucky I didn't bend any rods. Had to remove the gas tank and complete fuel system and wash it with hot water. The bowls of the carburator had an inch of syrup type mixture in them.

Jim

[TalonFiero]

Originally Posted by TalonTSiDude

How about 11:1 compression revving to 9k with a double shot of VTEC at 6k?

Sounds torqueless to me!

Jim

[scheides]

Originally Posted by TalonTSiDude

How about 11:1 compression revving to 9k with a double shot of VTEC at 6k?

Exactly what I was getting at. That motor was designed for performance. When Honda was designing the S2000, it was originally intended to have 215-220hp and weigh xxxx lbs. When they got the road-version ready, it weighed about 150-200 lbs more than they thought it was going to. They had a target power-to-weight ration in mind, so they simply upped the anti and did whatever they could to get more out of the engine: i.e. less conservative tune, higher rev-limit, etc. Your average non-turbo car, (i.e. the ESI mentioned above) is not going to have such an aggressive tune on it from the factory, and will not care as much about higher octane gas.

On the flip side of this whole discussion, I have a friend that used to have a Volvo 850R (turbo). He always put 87 octane in the tank because it was cheaper & he claimed he didn't notice any difference--of course, the car was un-modified, and it was an automatic (but nice!).

Side note: Does the s2000 require premium (i.e. per manufacturer's spec)?

[Kracka]

Originally Posted by scheides

Side note: Does the s2000 require premium (i.e. per manufacturer's spec)?

91+ octane.

[SuperSleeper]

mmm.... caramel.

[TalonFiero]

Originally Posted by SuperSleeper

mmm.... caramel.

yeah, when I first took the carburator apart I scooped some of the gooey gunk out with a screwdriver and lit it on fire. Smelled like we were roasting marshmellows. My entire intake manifold had a hard candy coating on the inside!

[Shotgun!]

Originally Posted by TalonFiero

yeah, when I first took the carburator apart I scooped some of the gooey gunk out with a screwdriver and lit it on fire. Smelled like we were roasting marshmellows. My entire intake manifold had a hard candy coating on the inside!

Melts in your intake manifold, not in your hand...

[Kracka]

Hmmm, maybe it depends on what type of filter? I saw this on that Mythbusters show and they never had any problems except a clogged filter in their testing.

[unreal808]

I saw that one too I love that show. But sometimes they don’t always use the right process , like the time they shot a frozen chicken at a plane windshield , only later on come to find out that the plane didn’t have safety glass or what ever, like in a commercial air craft.