Operating a Rotax 582 on 93 octane

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Operating a Rotax 582 on 93 octane

Postby RV12 » Sun Jul 24, 2016 5:34 pm

What are the ramifications / potential risks of operating a Rotax 592 on 93 octane fuel instead of 95 octane at the Highveld altitude ?
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Re: Operating a Rotax 582 on 93 octane

Postby nicow » Mon Jul 25, 2016 7:47 am

We are only flying with 93...
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Re: Operating a Rotax 582 on 93 octane

Postby RV12 » Mon Jul 25, 2016 11:18 am

nicow wrote:We are only flying with 93...
Good to know - thanks Nico
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Re: Operating a Rotax 582 on 93 octane

Postby Duck Rogers » Mon Jul 25, 2016 9:38 pm

RV12 wrote:What are the ramifications / potential risks of operating a Rotax 592 on 93 octane fuel instead of 95 octane at the Highveld altitude ?
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Re: Operating a Rotax 582 on 93 octane

Postby Bromparra » Thu Jul 28, 2016 11:20 pm

We have always run 582s on 93 without issue.
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Re: Operating a Rotax 582 on 93 octane

Postby JvSchalkwyk » Wed Feb 22, 2017 2:26 pm

As somebody who knows very little about 2 strokes, can somebody explain what difference using 93 vs 95 would make? Would using 95 in a 582 be bad for the motor?
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Re: Operating a Rotax 582 on 93 octane

Postby coline » Thu Feb 23, 2017 9:46 am

Lower octane fuel burns faster than higher octane fuel but generally has a slightly higher energy value. This means that you may even get slightly higher performance from 93. The compression ratio is low enough to use 93 safely.
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