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Originally Posted by CRAIG
I disagree. If your car is designed to run 87 octane then thats what you should run. I think that running a higher octance gas would hurt performance if its not designed to run with it.
And that goes right with what Chris said, assuming the qualities are equal of course. I have always wondered why you see N/A cars putting 110 in their tanks at the tracks and thinking its helping them? Is it? Or does it just smell faster?
CRAIG
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N/A cars put in higher octane due to high compression and nitrous, not because it smells good, dumbass. How the fuel burns and the amount of time it takes to burn are a FEW properties and advantages/disadvantages of running 'higher' octane gasoline.
That being said, if the car is designed to run on 87, please burn 87.. adding 'extra' don't do shit but burn a hole in your pocket. The urban myths of 'liking your car' so putting in 'mid grade' or a tank of 'premium' just decreases the power of the car, under most circumstances. However, not all grades of gasoline are equal, and just because it has a higher 'octane' rating, doesn't mean its better. Doing some research into motor octane versus research octane of the specific 'race gas' you are going to run, can help 10 fold when it comes to tuning.
Welcome to the board Jcline, your lucky to get 3 tech posts per help thread, but you will have a 2 page thread within a week..