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Originally Posted by theaveng
A "little" more wear? 3000 vs. 0 rpm is a lot more wear. For my hybrid I take off as close to 800 rpm as possible, to minimize clutch wear. The electric motor provides the torque. My Honda Insight with it 11.5:1 compression ratio does this automatically. All I have to do is run octane 91 gasoline (which would be considered 'standard' in Europe).
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I'm not entirely clear on this. There are some over on InsightCentral who claim going above AKI 87 yields no benefits in the G1 Insight. I've actually returned better numbers filling up with 87 than with 93, but basically within margin of error.
@Balto, I'd experiment with advancing timing. Even if you do lose a bit of part-throttle effiency, with your gearing you're probably able to maintain very high loads at any reasonable speed.