One more fuel question

Rludington

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What would you rather use,
87 octain top shelf ethylene free or
91 octain ethylene free ?
I dont know if the top shelf makes any difference in these small engines. No one seems to talk about that.
 

ILENGINE

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I won't run anything on less than 91 octane. With or without ethanol, and don't care if top tier or not.
 

slomo

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Most mowers are 8-8.5:1 compression. 87 octane E-0 is fine.

Now if you want to talk chainsaws, 91 E-0 is your friend. Some blowers might be over 10:1 so check your manual for clarification.
 
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