91 octane no ethanol or 93 octane 10% ethanol?
I've been using BP 93 octane with up to 10% ethanol.
Just this morning I noticed a gas station I've been avoiding because it is only 91 octane also says no ethanol added. I never noticed this before. I'm just curious which would be best to run in my car? Is the extra octane worth the ethanol? Discuss. |
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Originally Posted by RHZ
(Post 4740719)
I've been using BP 93 octane with up to 10% ethanol.
Just this morning I noticed a gas station I've been avoiding because it is only 91 octane also says no ethanol added. I never noticed this before. I'm just curious which would be best to run in my car? Is the extra octane worth the ethanol? Discuss. why not? especially in the colder seasons... |
I put 98 octane in my stock tuned S/C :)
DOn't know if it helped, but I felt quite faster. And only cost me $8.95/gal at the time |
That article cleared things up for me.
Thanks. |
Originally Posted by 06G85
(Post 4749659)
I put 98 octane in my stock tuned S/C :)
DOn't know if it helped, but I felt quite faster. And only cost me $8.95/gal at the time Just trying to save your wallet |
Originally Posted by HunterKiller89
(Post 4749901)
placebo...if anything you lost power.
Just trying to save your wallet |
i know someone who put 110 racing gas in a mostly stock Supercharged Grand Prix. Gained nearly a second, than when he ran 91.
With that said, i am pretty sure that the computers in our cars wont allow the motor to net any more power. |
Originally Posted by Turbo06Sedan
(Post 4768906)
i know someone who put 110 racing gas in a mostly stock Supercharged Grand Prix. Gained nearly a second, than when he ran 91.
With that said, i am pretty sure that the computers in our cars wont allow the motor to net any more power. or he tuned for it i dont know how many threads there has to be about this, 110 gas doesn't make horsepower by itself, actually if not tuned you will lose power. |
Correct me if Im wrong,
but isnt the fuel's octane rateing mostly just how much the fuel resists detonation/knocking? IE: Higher octane, higher compresson before it blows up. |
yes.
knock resistance/burn rate |
OBDII retunes and advances automatically, otherwise when you put race gas in you would run like molasses and put out too many emissions.
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Originally Posted by rmay635703
(Post 5139580)
OBDII retunes and advances automatically, otherwise when you put race gas in you would run like molasses and put out too many emissions.
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Originally Posted by rmay635703
(Post 5139580)
OBDII retunes and advances automatically
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