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Old Feb 2, 2003 | 10:36 AM
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100 Octane?

I have heard and seen Union 76 stations offering 100 octane. Has anyone else heard of this and if so, have you used it and is it better for your car? I heard is VERY expensive though. I believe they call it racing gasoline.
Old Feb 2, 2003 | 12:20 PM
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Originally posted by MaximaFastness
I have heard and seen Union 76 stations offering 100 octane. Has anyone else heard of this and if so, have you used it and is it better for your car? I heard is VERY expensive though. I believe they call it racing gasoline.
I used it on my 1984 HURST/Olds back in 1995. And it was 108 octane and it cost $389 a gallon back then. I did notice a good bost but my engine blew up less than 2 months later. I strongly suggest you DO NOT use this. Its for racing not street cars.
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Old Feb 2, 2003 | 12:55 PM
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Re: Yes..

Originally posted by TheOzzfather


I used it on my 1984 HURST/Olds back in 1995. And it was 108 octane and it cost $389 a gallon back then. I did notice a good bost but my engine blew up less than 2 months later. I strongly suggest you DO NOT use this. Its for racing not street cars.
Did I see that correctly? Three hundred and eighty nine dollars per gallon? WTF kind of gas is worth that much? Not even AVGas is that much...
Old Feb 2, 2003 | 01:18 PM
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Re: Re: Yes..

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Did I see that correctly? Three hundred and eighty nine dollars per gallon? WTF kind of gas is worth that much? Not even AVGas is that much...



Maybe he was trying to say three dollars and eighty nine cents.


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Old Feb 3, 2003 | 09:41 AM
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This was also in my town at 108 octane called CAM2...no clue what it stands for but it is recommended that the motor be adjusted to accomodate the increased temp at ignition or you will have issues!! friend of mine used this on a Eclipse GSX which was completely redone putting over 550 horses to the ground-AWD but he got 10-13 MPG and it was over 60$ to fill it up at about 4.50 a gallon...town size was 125,000 and we had 2 places to get it at the pump...most had it delivered to their race shop in bulk...
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Old Feb 3, 2003 | 10:55 AM
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Re: 100 Octane?

Originally posted by MaximaFastness
I have heard and seen Union 76 stations offering 100 octane. Has anyone else heard of this and if so, have you used it and is it better for your car? I heard is VERY expensive though. I believe they call it racing gasoline.

In North Carolina you can get 100 octane street gas. This will not hurt your car as long as it is unleaded. It should be OK as long as the pump does not say "not for highway use" At least that is what I was told.
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