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110 Octane ......almost
One of the Shell service station I usually buy gas at was recently leveled and a new more modern station constructed. I noticed a gas pump way out on the fringe and went to see 110 Octane 100% gasoline....but it was leaded. I had thought about buying 3 gallons to add to my 1/4 tank I already had to see if I could tell a difference, but like I said it was leaded so it would destroy my Cats if I had tried it. It was $7.25 a gallon....pricey stuff
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Higher octane is only necessary if you raised your compression, added boost or advanced your timing so much that your engine is detonating. Other than those scenarios your car runs worse an any octane higher than is necessary for it.
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Our 1924 & 1926 Model Ts would like that leaded gas.
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There is zero benefit to running higher octane than what your engine can handle without detonating. If you advance your timing, raise the compression or add more boost you may need higher octane. There are some studies that say higher octane fuel (octane rating is just the fuel's ability to withstand combustion) will actually hurt performance and others that say it makes no difference as it will have the same amount of energy once fired by the spark plug. |
Octane alone doesn't give you more power, but race gas DOES give higher horsepower. It's the formulation of the fuel itself. Higher octane can give more power if detonation is the limiting factor, but for most cars that isn't the case.
Most fuels with much higher octanes are racing gas, it's probably tough to find gas that is above 95 octane that isn't race gas. My Spec Miata got about 1.5 more horsepower just from using 100 octane unleaded race fuel. That's not much, but in a class where every car is really closely matched, it was worth the $9 a gallon to use it. Would you notice the difference in our cars on the street? It's doubtful. |
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Seriously, I'd be very surprised if any Boxster would survive more than an afternoon on the Gasohol And... 110 at 7 bucks is BS, you should report this to your BB or call the police man. To give you an idea, some of the 'medium' stuff out there e.g. in the 103.5 range cost roughly $USD22/gal (Total/ELF). Might be slightly cheaper on the US mainland but not that much. Certainly not 7 bucks lolll Good god.... |
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No emissions in my state
This leaded gas is labeled Renegade for the brand name.
https://www.renegaderacefuel.com/fuels-2/leaded-race-fuels/ Actually they sell up to 112 octane |
What level Octane should we be running ? Running the cheap 87 octane cause car damage?
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You folks should just mix up pure alcohol, simple... just not cheap. Place order from your local (retired) chemist. Goes super super fast... fast & furious grade lolll edit: Beware, NO SMOKING (in case young kids are reading these forums) edit: Seal your tank, it goes off before you have time to say uh-oh |
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