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Fuels
Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2002 9:53 pm
by Canada
Is there any advantage to burning premium fuel? I always burning Super Unleaded (the ethanol blend)........anyone ran better (or worse) with higher octane gas? What about octane booster? Any improvements in gas milage?
Fuels
Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2002 10:29 pm
by rweatherford
Only on a Quad.  Burn Ethanol.  Helps my job.
Fuels
Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2002 11:14 pm
by bonecrrusher
heh, helps him farm so more corn.
So what does race gas really do to a quad??
Fuels
Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2002 11:20 pm
by Guest
Quote (bonecrrusher @ Dec. 29 2002,9:14)So what does race gas really do to a quad??
Only will help a turbo quad.
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Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2002 11:45 pm
by Guest
It will benefit a turbo or very high compression N/A engine (I'm talkin 13:1 or more) because race gas will resist knock. Thus you can run more boost or advance the timing and create more power.
Stock motors do not need it because they are designed not to knock (at least not much) on standard pump gas.
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Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2002 11:49 pm
by bonecrrusher
or a dented hooptie..
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Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2002 11:02 am
by Guest
MY GTO is stock but has to run premium fuel with 93 or better octane rating. But then again It does run 11:1 compression stock
MY blazer too will ping if I use regular unleaded but that is because I pull a trailer with it. To be honest anything with over 10:1 compression will have problems on todays fuel unless running some sort of alcohol injection or octane booster-(alcohol injection works better ). MY GTO with 93 octane fuel can be run wuth the timing set at stock 6 BTDC. anything over that and it is an animal, but pings like a b!tch.