Tour 2016 Potential Routes
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Still wont matter91 w/o ethanol is fine. Pure gas is mo better.
I don't really think so. If a car is tuned for 93 the timing etc. is tuned specifically for 93 octane. There's likely a risk of detonation if you're running 91 octane with a 93 tune...
I think you need to do some reading yourself sir. Factory cars are tuned for 91 octane, so 91 octane without ethanol is fine, but if you get tuned for 93 octane then that isn't the case.
bring octane boost
I did a lot of research on that stuff when I bought my M3. End result was, it's crap.
Good read on octane and boosting fuel.
http://www.superchevy.com/how-to/car-care/1509-everything-you-need-to-know-about-octane/
http://www.superchevy.com/how-to/car-care/1509-everything-you-need-to-know-about-octane/
Blending Race Fuel With Pump Gas
Adding a few gallons of race fuel to varying amounts of pump fuel is a popular octane-boosting method that enthusiasts use. We were curious what a race fuel expert would say about it, so we asked the Rockett Brand team. Here’s what they said:
“[Mixing race and pump fuels] is an okay thing to do, and much better than ‘octane boosters.’ It does not damage the engine, and improves the quality of the street gas. Octane numbers blend almost linearly, and we actually publish blending charts on our website for those who insist on doing this. For example, if you blend a 92-octane pump gas with a 100-octane race fuel in equal amounts, you will get a 96-octane fuel.
“But keep in mind, if you don’t want to spend money on straight race fuel, you are watering down the benefits that that straight race fuel has. You may get the octane you need, but you will not get the optimized vapor pressure and blending.
“Overall, I recommend that the user choose the octane that he or she needs, and not try to be a chemist and play with the fuel. Do you water down your drink before you consume it? Life is too short to drink cheap booze.” Well said.
Adding a few gallons of race fuel to varying amounts of pump fuel is a popular octane-boosting method that enthusiasts use. We were curious what a race fuel expert would say about it, so we asked the Rockett Brand team. Here’s what they said:
“[Mixing race and pump fuels] is an okay thing to do, and much better than ‘octane boosters.’ It does not damage the engine, and improves the quality of the street gas. Octane numbers blend almost linearly, and we actually publish blending charts on our website for those who insist on doing this. For example, if you blend a 92-octane pump gas with a 100-octane race fuel in equal amounts, you will get a 96-octane fuel.
“But keep in mind, if you don’t want to spend money on straight race fuel, you are watering down the benefits that that straight race fuel has. You may get the octane you need, but you will not get the optimized vapor pressure and blending.
“Overall, I recommend that the user choose the octane that he or she needs, and not try to be a chemist and play with the fuel. Do you water down your drink before you consume it? Life is too short to drink cheap booze.” Well said.
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3-man rules!!!!
[MENTION=239]Turk[/MENTION] I know my truck isn't shit compared to most of these race cars. But I was forced to fun 91 as well, and the truck ran great. I was monitoring the fuel trims, and it never detonated once. It's around 11.2:1 compression ratio as well.
It did just fine keeping up with the race cars on that shit fuel
It did just fine keeping up with the race cars on that shit fuel
Interesting info Jim, and pretty much what I would have expected. Question is, how do we get the race gas down there
Support truck carries 55 gallon drum.
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