Originally Posted By: blackman777
Originally Posted By: blackman777
- SkyActive G-motor is 14:1 (highest compression for a gas engine)
I recently learned the American market only gets 13:1 because Mazda thinks Americans are too dumb to remember to use premium fuel. (sigh)
It isn't because Americans would forget to use premium fuel. If that was the case, Mazda would probably never have been able to make the RX-7 Turbo or RX-7 twin turbo.
The reason Mazda uses 13:1 compression in the usa is because people without high performance engines would prefer to use 87 octane fuel.
Originally Posted By: blackman777
- SkyActive G-motor is 14:1 (highest compression for a gas engine)
I recently learned the American market only gets 13:1 because Mazda thinks Americans are too dumb to remember to use premium fuel. (sigh)
It isn't because Americans would forget to use premium fuel. If that was the case, Mazda would probably never have been able to make the RX-7 Turbo or RX-7 twin turbo.
The reason Mazda uses 13:1 compression in the usa is because people without high performance engines would prefer to use 87 octane fuel.