Which gas do you use?
06-26-2004, 11:44 PM
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the revs like to climb quicker with higher octane gas.
a trick to increase the octane of gas is a mixture of toulene with gas which is 118 octane, and it can be bought at any paint center.
a trick to increase the octane of gas is a mixture of toulene with gas which is 118 octane, and it can be bought at any paint center.
06-27-2004, 02:22 AM
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Re: (brian_k03)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by brian_k03 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the revs like to climb quicker with higher octane gas.
a trick to increase the octane of gas is a mixture of toulene with gas which is 118 octane, and it can be bought at any paint center.</TD></TR></TABLE>
do u have any way u can pove this.
a trick to increase the octane of gas is a mixture of toulene with gas which is 118 octane, and it can be bought at any paint center.</TD></TR></TABLE>
do u have any way u can pove this.
06-28-2004, 02:36 AM
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Re: Which gas do you use? (Mr. Bagel)
i thought that the lower the octane the slower the burn which leads to better mileage on a long roadtrip. yet u do sacrafice performance. true or just fictious bs?! 
06-28-2004, 10:09 AM
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Re: (brian_k03)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by brian_k03 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the revs like to climb quicker with higher octane gas.
a trick to increase the octane of gas is a mixture of toulene with gas which is 118 octane, and it can be bought at any paint center.</TD></TR></TABLE>
I've heard of mixing toulene but never tried it, and I probably wont until someone can prove it wont harm the fuel delivery system. .
As for the engine accelerating faster with higher octane gas, that's not true unless it's a high compression engine that retards timing on substandard fuel.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by caliae*^ »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i thought that the lower the octane the slower the burn which leads to better mileage on a long roadtrip. yet u do sacrafice performance. true or just fictious bs?!</TD></TR></TABLE>
nope, lower octane actually cannot take higher pressures and heat and combusts sooner than higher octane gas. They key is controlling combustion and when running high boost, or high compression setups with advanced timing, you don't want the fuel to combust on it's own and cause detonation. I'm not sure what you mean by slower burning gas.
a trick to increase the octane of gas is a mixture of toulene with gas which is 118 octane, and it can be bought at any paint center.</TD></TR></TABLE>
I've heard of mixing toulene but never tried it, and I probably wont until someone can prove it wont harm the fuel delivery system. .
As for the engine accelerating faster with higher octane gas, that's not true unless it's a high compression engine that retards timing on substandard fuel.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by caliae*^ »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i thought that the lower the octane the slower the burn which leads to better mileage on a long roadtrip. yet u do sacrafice performance. true or just fictious bs?!
</TD></TR></TABLE>nope, lower octane actually cannot take higher pressures and heat and combusts sooner than higher octane gas. They key is controlling combustion and when running high boost, or high compression setups with advanced timing, you don't want the fuel to combust on it's own and cause detonation. I'm not sure what you mean by slower burning gas.
06-28-2004, 06:13 PM
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Re: Which gas do you use? (caliae*^)
93 in Florida 
Going less than premium is a bad mistake in the long run like others say. You wanna save a couple bucks on a fill up or u wanna spend money on an unecessary rebuild or even a new engine?
Going less than premium is a bad mistake in the long run like others say. You wanna save a couple bucks on a fill up or u wanna spend money on an unecessary rebuild or even a new engine?
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