Michael,
If your engine is not knocking, getting higher octane gas won't
help you a bit. There is no additional energy or performance in
higher octane fuel. It just has a slower burning characteristic
that avoids preignition -- knock. My '64 Jaguar knocks a lot
with pump gas, so I have a neverending quest for octane.
If you are getting preignition,
1. It's at Almaden and Foxworthy, near I87. The pump octane
is 100, which means it has a research octane rating of 106,
higher than the 100 research octane that used to be premium.
The Jag does not knock a bit with this fuel.
2. 104+ is the most effective additive, the others don't have much
effect. 104+ doesn't have very much effect, either. It kept
knock down to a minimum with the old 92 pump octane fuel, I have
not tried it yet with the 91 octane available now.
Jerry
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rouler!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael R. Clements" <mrclem@telocity.com>
To: "Autocross" <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 12:56 PM
Subject: octane boost
> Hi everyone,
>
> Based on the thread a little while back regarding 91 octane gas, I'm
wanting to ensure that I'm getting every last erg of output from my
not-so-large high revving V8 engine. So I'm wondering what are the options
for getting real American true blue 92 octane or higher gasoline.
>
> Option 1: go to that gas station somewhere in the south bay (forgot where
it is) that supposedly sells 100 octane gas.
>
> Option 2: use a fuel additive to increase the octane of the gas in the
tank.
>
> Regarding option 1, just where is that gas station and what is the octane
of the gas it's selling?
>
> Regarding option 2, are there any products out there that actually do
raise the octane of the gas without causing side effects or damaging the
engine?
>
> Are there other options?
>
> I tried searching the web and found a few links like this:
http://www.goldeagle.com/cartips/octimpr1.htm but can't really tell if these
are "real".
>
> Thanks,
>
> Michael R. Clements
> mrclem@telocity.com
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