100 octane, what a gas...
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100 octane, what a gas...
Pulled into a 76 gas station in San Jose,CA and see the standard 87,89,91 nozzle then I notice the other side of the pump, “100 OCTANE RACING GAS”, unleaded. Couldn’t pass this one up. !! Paid 4.09 gallon (ouch) X 4 then added 8gl 91. Talk about fire-in-the-hole! Should be ‘bout 95 octane?? Any of you ever run this stuff at full strength on a stock VQ30? Will octane in a bottle be a better way to go? I shouldn’t feel so bad bout $$ ‘caus the Saleen SC next to me said he fills-up at this $ at least once a week.
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Originally posted by Nismo
........ until your engine starts pinging
........ until your engine starts pinging
#11
it'll let you run some more boost, or make it safer to use nitrous. That sounds like a good fuel to run a SC and a 50 shot to me. Wish it was readily available around here. If you're talking about normal aspiration though thats just throwing money away.
#14
Originally posted by Jeff92se
Probably will not do anything as your engine is designed for XX octane anyway. Anymore is just a waste
Probably will not do anything as your engine is designed for XX octane anyway. Anymore is just a waste
Hell, i think i feel more using octane booster.
#15
Yeah. But higher the octane the SLOWER the gas burns. Common misconception. So you wouldn't burn a piston. But you might clog a Cat maybe if they use lead to up the octane ratings.
As far as Teles.net, who knows what he's talking about. F1 tranny?
As far as Teles.net, who knows what he's talking about. F1 tranny?
Originally posted by Synki
Higher octane wont do much for our cars. If anything, you might even burn a piston ring running too high of an octane. I dont think our cars push enough power to use such a high octane rating. I have ran my car down past E and filled it with Sunoco 110+ race gas and i noticed nothing different at all.
Hell, i think i feel more using octane booster.
Higher octane wont do much for our cars. If anything, you might even burn a piston ring running too high of an octane. I dont think our cars push enough power to use such a high octane rating. I have ran my car down past E and filled it with Sunoco 110+ race gas and i noticed nothing different at all.
Hell, i think i feel more using octane booster.
#16
yeah as jeff92se pointed out, the higher octane (above the VQ requirement) is basically wasted. although our manual says we need at least 91, i think that is a conservative octane rating. i've recently switched to 87 (from 93) and noticed no performance problems.
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Re: 100 octane, what a gas...
Originally posted by MONTARABOB
Pulled into a 76 gas station in San Jose,CA and see the standard 87,89,91 nozzle then I notice the other side of the pump, “100 OCTANE RACING GAS”, unleaded. Couldn’t pass this one up. !! Paid 4.09 gallon (ouch) X 4 then added 8gl 91. Talk about fire-in-the-hole! Should be ‘bout 95 octane?? Any of you ever run this stuff at full strength on a stock VQ30? Will octane in a bottle be a better way to go? I shouldn’t feel so bad bout $$ ‘caus the Saleen SC next to me said he fills-up at this $ at least once a week.
Pulled into a 76 gas station in San Jose,CA and see the standard 87,89,91 nozzle then I notice the other side of the pump, “100 OCTANE RACING GAS”, unleaded. Couldn’t pass this one up. !! Paid 4.09 gallon (ouch) X 4 then added 8gl 91. Talk about fire-in-the-hole! Should be ‘bout 95 octane?? Any of you ever run this stuff at full strength on a stock VQ30? Will octane in a bottle be a better way to go? I shouldn’t feel so bad bout $$ ‘caus the Saleen SC next to me said he fills-up at this $ at least once a week.
(4/12)100+(8/12)91 = 94
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