Subject	Is there such a thing as too high of an octane?
Posted by	z32_player on August 02, 2004 at 5:30 PM
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Message	Ive ran pure 110 octane in my Z but Im about to jump to 120 octane for some real street/track racing. Ive been told the higher the octane, the better. I even want to do 125 oct. Are there any downsides? Can tooooo high of an octane rating be bad for our Z?
Follow Ups	Is there such a thing as too high of an octane? - z32_player 17:30:09 08/02/04 keep high octane for the track and um...... - Initial Z 17:33:09 08/02/04 I can tell the cats on here that I will use race gas for the - z32_player 18:06:18 08/02/04 you missed my point........ - Initial Z 19:38:35 08/02/04 I knew what you meant - z32_player 20:33:52 08/02/04 I'd be concerned about leaded gasses on cats and 02s - Scotts94z32 17:42:10 08/02/04 Jets don't run on gasoline, they run on Jet fuel (n/m) - AzHeat 17:52:38 08/02/04 A mix of Kerosene and diesel I think.... or just Kerosene. (n/m) - Blu Z 17:55:55 08/02/04 Yes, and the FAA indicates that most jet fuels are 110/115 - Scotts94z32 18:23:35 08/02/04 Yea, higher octane burns much slower than lower octane. - AzHeat 17:48:10 08/02/04 I have upgraded ECU and the NGK PFR6B-11B colder plugs (n/m) - z32_player 18:04:42 08/02/04 That's a start but it still doesn't mean you need the oct. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 18:36:30 08/02/04 Why, If one can afford it why not get it for kicks. (n/m) - z32_player 19:24:55 08/02/04 Because it will retard preformance in a car that is not - YugoBernie (NoVA) 19:31:33 08/02/04 You're not getting ANY extra kicks for your money. - Marshall 20:48:47 08/02/04 No, it doesn't. Marginally slower rate, very marginally. - Ash's Z (In Progress) 19:59:31 08/02/04 I use 116 - hey GotBo0st 17:54:39 08/02/04 I have no cats either, I have Stillen test pipes. - z32_player 18:02:19 08/02/04 call coz, he hooks it up for the O2 sensors - hey GotBo0st 18:17:58 08/02/04 The main benefit of higher octane fuels is to allow one to - neurozurgeon 19:18:26 08/02/04
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