Subject	How about this theory? Low octane gas in a high performance
Posted by	Zirvana on January 08, 2007 at 5:17 PM
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In Reply To	Higher octane burns slower; therefore, it should have posted by octavian-z on January 08, 2007 at 05:12 PM
Message	engine will reduce acceleration performance much more than the "performance gained" will be seen by adding higher octane gas "than recommended" in a high performance engine?
Follow Ups	For a stock 94TT, if I were to add a little 110 octane - Zirvana 16:14:11 01/08/07 Assuming it's unleaded, no and no. You'd actually be slower - Scotts94z32 16:19:57 01/08/07 2nd. (n/m) - turtleboy 16:46:24 01/08/07 I don't believe there is such thing as unleaded fuel that is - zxtuner161 16:58:58 01/08/07 Unleaded is available to 109 octane, 110 or more is leaded (n/m) - octavian-z 17:05:57 01/08/07 That I did not know... - zxtuner161 17:08:37 01/08/07 Octane number is not a percentage rating. It is just - AzHeat 17:16:04 01/08/07 Mike, you are correct, octane is a rating not a percentage (n/m) - octavian-z 17:33:18 01/08/07 sure about that? In unleaded gas it is. - zxtuner161 17:35:18 01/08/07 IF, you don't believe me call VP racing fuels, I used to - octavian-z 17:45:59 01/08/07 I'm not arguing with you I just want to understand why that - zxtuner161 17:55:57 01/08/07 Actually, that howstuffworks.com information is not exactly - Dustin 18:29:35 01/08/07 they use soemthing other than tel to increase the octane - zxtuner161 18:07:14 01/08/07 Thanks...I will have to ask the Service Station if the 110 - Zirvana 17:07:29 01/08/07 Hmm, you could be right. I thought I had seen 100 unleaded - Scotts94z32 17:30:40 01/08/07 Octane is a rating, not a substance. (n/m) - turtleboy 17:32:25 01/08/07 It's a floor wax AND a dessert topping! - Technomancer 17:56:35 01/08/07 Lol.. good to know.. (n/m) - turtleboy 20:28:06 01/08/07 VP Racing - Spongerider :) 17:59:00 01/08/07 Thats all I run anymore... no problems so far. (n/m) - Piranha(Omaha) 16:39:54 01/08/07 Answers - lazer(AK) 16:46:15 01/08/07 Race fuel doesnt add any power... - zxtuner161 16:57:02 01/08/07 I remember a Standard Oil ad on TV many years ago, it showed - Zirvana 17:04:05 01/08/07 could be other factors... - zxtuner161 17:07:18 01/08/07 It was not significant....about 5 seconds to get a car - Zirvana 17:10:24 01/08/07 you don't think they staged that to sell more gasoline? :) (n/m) - vorpalZ 17:10:01 01/08/07 Gee, what are the odds? (n/m) - Technomancer 19:35:31 01/08/07 depending on how many years ago i guess... - turbomaniac 18:31:39 01/08/07 More boost :) (n/m) - Piranha(Omaha) 17:11:43 01/08/07 Higher octane burns slower; therefore, it should have - octavian-z 17:12:10 01/08/07 How about this theory? Low octane gas in a high performance - Zirvana 17:17:14 01/08/07 Lower octane gas has more BTU's than higher octane gas. - AzHeat 17:20:08 01/08/07 2nd this - Pacmanpth 22:42:32 01/08/07 maybe im totally off on this.....but this is my understandin - zxtuner161 17:41:38 01/08/07 any 24psi vids? (n/m) - turbomaniac 18:32:14 01/08/07 . - zxtuner161 18:35:39 01/08/07 ahh, that sucks (n/m) - turbomaniac 18:54:58 01/08/07 It will burn up your o2 sensors faster... - Andrew(nj) 17:49:29 01/08/07 One final note - lazer(AK) 04:28:14 01/09/07
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