Subject	Lower octane gas has more BTU's than higher octane gas.
Posted by	AzHeat on January 08, 2007 at 5:20 PM
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In Reply To	How about this theory? Low octane gas in a high performance posted by Zirvana on January 08, 2007 at 05:17 PM
Message	The BTU's is potential energy. The only reason to use higher octane gas is the knock index is higher which allows your to run more boost and timing.
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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