sean bartnik wrote:
> 
> 91 octane?!  I beg to differ!  VW engines were built to handle cheap 
>low quality gas all around the world, like in places where they say 
>"octane?  what the hel
> 
> Sean

When the VW was designed, 93 octane fuel WAS cheap gas.

The cover to my '68 TII fuel fill says "91 Octane minium".

I feel that if the VW people tell me 91 is what I need, thats good enough 
for me.

If you run cheap fuel, drop your timing back 2 or 3 degrees to keep from 
overheating.

Douglas