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These are some responses I made in a similiar thread in the Dodge forum...don't feel like retyping...
Originally posted by Billy
The reason I said not to use it is because it will be a waste of your money. If you really feel like burning though some extra cash I'm always open to donations to my personal fund.
The higher octane rating from race gas will not help you if your car doesn't need it. If you're not detonating or pinging from high compression or raised boost levels then you don't need it.
Higher octane ratings mean slower, more controlled burns. That's why you might actually run slower with a higher octane fuel then you need. You'll at least be wasting your money.
The reason I said not to use it is because it will be a waste of your money. If you really feel like burning though some extra cash I'm always open to donations to my personal fund.
The higher octane rating from race gas will not help you if your car doesn't need it. If you're not detonating or pinging from high compression or raised boost levels then you don't need it.
Higher octane ratings mean slower, more controlled burns. That's why you might actually run slower with a higher octane fuel then you need. You'll at least be wasting your money.
Originally posted by Billy
More on octane ratings and what they mean to you...
Octane is the measure of antiknock characteristics of gasoline. The number you see on the pumps at a gas station are an average of two types of testing, Reaseach octane rating and Motor octane rating. Tests are performed on a test engine and both numbers are averaged together, (R+M)/2, to give a real world rating(octane rating on the pump) of how the fuel will perform on the road.
For best performane and money conservation, use the lowest octane rated fuel that will prevent knocking and pinging.
More on octane ratings and what they mean to you...
Octane is the measure of antiknock characteristics of gasoline. The number you see on the pumps at a gas station are an average of two types of testing, Reaseach octane rating and Motor octane rating. Tests are performed on a test engine and both numbers are averaged together, (R+M)/2, to give a real world rating(octane rating on the pump) of how the fuel will perform on the road.
For best performane and money conservation, use the lowest octane rated fuel that will prevent knocking and pinging.
