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[TR] PSI vs Octane

To: Randall <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: [TR] PSI vs Octane
From: bill beecher <notakitcar@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:09:34 -0500
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Good evening all,
I have always run regular 87 octane in my TR3(=E2=80=9866 TR4 motor), no kno=
cks or pings.  Don=E2=80=99t know what got me to thinking but there has to b=
e a relation between compression psi and the octane rating I should use.   M=
y compression across all four is 175-180, would I be getting improved perfor=
mance from a higher octane gas? Or just wasting $$ ?
All the best,
Bill B
TS30766L

=E2=80=9CThe harder I work, the luckier I get=E2=80=9D  H. Ford=

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7 octane in my TR3(=E2=80=9866 TR4 motor), no knocks or pings. &nbsp;Don=E2=80=
=99t know what got me to thinking but there has to be a relation between com=
pression psi and the octane rating I should use. &nbsp; My compression acros=
s all four is 175-180, would I be getting improved performance from a higher=
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