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Can anyone tell me if 100 octane or higher will hurt my engine? I found a gas station here in San Diego that sells it but i don't want to burn anything up under the hood.
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Originally Posted by 350Zbest
Can anyone tell me if 100 octane or higher will hurt my engine? I found a gas station here in San Diego that sells it but i don't want to burn anything up under the hood.
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Originally Posted by 03zsmith25
if it does not improve performance why do people use it to race? does it offer advanced protection is harsh conditions?
But unless your tuning demands higher octane, there is no advantage to running it. Octane rating is simply a measure of resistance to detonation.
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Ahhh...butt dyno results!
Octane rating has abslutely nothing to do with the energy content of the fuel. Actually, the higher the octane, the more resistant it is to combustion, and actually burns slower.
"Are you tempted to buy a high octane gasoline for your car because you want to improve its performance? If so, take note: the recommended gasoline for most cars is regular octane. In fact, in most cases, using a higher octane gasoline than your owner's manual recommends offers absolutely no benefit. It won't make your car perform better, go faster, get better mileage or run cleaner. Your best bet: listen to your owner's manual."
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/autos/octane.htm
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Octane rating has abslutely nothing to do with the energy content of the fuel. Actually, the higher the octane, the more resistant it is to combustion, and actually burns slower.
"Are you tempted to buy a high octane gasoline for your car because you want to improve its performance? If so, take note: the recommended gasoline for most cars is regular octane. In fact, in most cases, using a higher octane gasoline than your owner's manual recommends offers absolutely no benefit. It won't make your car perform better, go faster, get better mileage or run cleaner. Your best bet: listen to your owner's manual."
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/autos/octane.htm
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Originally Posted by davidv
Well that certainly is enough evidence for me.
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Originally Posted by n8vz
Where in San Diego? I was not aware there were any Unocal76 stations in SD that carries their racing fuel
The gas station that sells 100 octane is off I-8 (not sure of exit, but it is by the 15) There is a Home Depot if you keep driving past the Home Depot that gas station is there. It is an industrial type of gas station that normally caters to commercial vehicles. I have filled up there a few times, but the 110 off of mollison is only $6.00 a gallon so I used that mostly.
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Originally Posted by Built2shredZ
Higher octance comes in handy when you have a Turbo and want to crank up the boost some....
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Originally Posted by 350Zbest
Can anyone tell me if 100 octane or higher will hurt my engine? I found a gas station here in San Diego that sells it but i don't want to burn anything up under the hood.