I think I accidently might have filled up my turbo 96 Integra GS-R with about 1 - 2 gallons of Sunoco 110 octane LEADED race gas. What kind of damage can this cause the car if I'm running a Carsound 3" cat with O2 sensors?


Thanks,
Sh4rky

 

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Thanks,
Sh4rky</TD></TR></TABLE>
Over a prolonged period it can damge the O2 sensors, but that is running everyday all day, once should not hurt you, I have filled up plenty with 116octane and never a problem actually.

 

Good to know, thanks!

 

maybe a little boost in performance if you got some work done

 

My roommate is a big V8 guy, and he used to work at a machine shop.

He was telling me that running lead fuel in an aluminum motor can cause some serious damage. I can't remember specifically what he was saying it does (I'll check with him if anyone's interested), but he said that he had seen some aluminum blocks and heads that were basicallyt destroyed from running leaded gas. Can anyone verify/destroy this rumor/theory?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by servion &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">My roommate is a big V8 guy, and he used to work at a machine shop.

He was telling me that running lead fuel in an aluminum motor can cause some serious damage. I can't remember specifically what he was saying it does (I'll check with him if anyone's interested), but he said that he had seen some aluminum blocks and heads that were basicallyt destroyed from running leaded gas. Can anyone verify/destroy this rumor/theory?</TD></TR></TABLE>

i dont know exactly what he is gettign at here, but aluminum + lead does not make anything go boom...

either way, a gallon or 2 probably didnt hurt anything noticably. but i would not do it to a street car in the future.

 

The lead is probably not helping your catalytic converter out either, if you have one.

 

I don't have a cat, and I've disabled my o2 with the hondata......

 

youll be fine .
if you want to do it again, take your o2 out.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by servion &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">My roommate is a big V8 guy, and he used to work at a machine shop.

He was telling me that running lead fuel in an aluminum motor can cause some serious damage. I can't remember specifically what he was saying it does (I'll check with him if anyone's interested), but he said that he had seen some aluminum blocks and heads that were basicallyt destroyed from running leaded gas. Can anyone verify/destroy this rumor/theory?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I've torn down a lot that used leaded gas and never seen any damage, are you sure he wasn't talking about aluminum engines that run alcohol? If you let alchohol sit on a piston, wall, manifold, etc.. for an extended period of time it will eat that **** up.

 

lead will just hurt 02's.. but with FI the increase in performance will offset the cost of a sensor!