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| SLITS |
 Sep 1 2004, 01:01 PM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!"  Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None   |
Their ain't no power gain in Octane - PERIOD!
Read SirAndys reply - I really hate to admit that he is correct. All the little "bottle" stuff ain't gonna make your stocker a ricky racer, but it does raise the price per gallon of the fuel you are feeding your engine. If ya really want the good stuff, see if the local airport will sell you AVGAS. It's pretty in color, smells really great and is EXPENSIVE. It'll make you think you're flying. |
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| SirAndy |
Sep 1 2004, 01:04 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,623 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(davidcalvin @ Sep 1 2004, 11:29 AM) Wouldn't higher octane yield in more power? Or would that only be true for a high performance engine? ok, lemmy try this again ... i know you're a computer guy so you shouldn't have any trouble scrolling up this page a bit and *READ* my previous post about octane ... and NO, higher octane gas does NOT give you moah HP !!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif) Andy PS.: and when you said NOS, i too thought you were talking nitrous, not some octane additive ... |
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| bondo |
Sep 1 2004, 01:06 PM
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Practicing my perpendicular parking Group: Members Posts: 4,277 Joined: 19-April 03 From: Los Osos, CA Member No.: 587 Region Association: Central California |
Higher octane means the gas is LESS flammable. The reason higher performance cars use higher octane is because they have higher compression ratios and more agressive advance curves. That is where the power comes from. The higher octane gas is required in that situation because lower octane gas will pre-ignite before it's supposed to. If you want more power, modify your engine so it NEEDS higher octane gas, then use it. As far as fuel additives go, I don't think they're regulated and tested to the degree that gasoline is, so who knows what that does for you.
A webpage about what octane numbers mean |
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| SLITS |
Sep 1 2004, 01:26 PM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None |
Oh, BTW, nitrous is NO2 (can't do a subscript). It is an oxygen donor and when you feed flame pure oxygen........well.
And why don't you want to feed pure oxygen, well, take a chemisty course. |
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| davidcalvin |
Sep 1 2004, 02:07 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 200 Joined: 31-August 04 From: California Member No.: 2,662 |
Thanks for the clarifications.
My celica seems to require higher octane, for whatever reason. I actually had the Toyota mechanic yell at me for not putting in 92 octane gas until I politely told him that you cant _buy_ 92 octane gas here any more.. My original question was just what would be a good gas for an ole 914. I don't like nocks and pings, so I guess I can just go with the mid level stuff? Thanks again everyone, David |
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| balljoint |
Sep 1 2004, 03:55 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 10,000 Joined: 6-April 04 Member No.: 1,897 Region Association: None |
The best tip I can offer is read this forum (BBS). Start with the older ones and work your way newer. Read about the problems, read about the solutions and take a break by reading the OTs. Click on the topics that peak your interest, probably similar headings to yours, use the search function and just sit back and absorb. This place is worth the time.
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