Oxygenated Fuels? Anyone run them?
06-15-2016, 11:23 AM
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Oxygenated Fuels? Anyone run them?
I am trying to eek out every last hp I can (while keeping the motor "safe") for the 200mph club.
I want to get there on an all motor LS6 with the stock M12 to prove yet another point. I’m looking into running either VP101 or Motorsport 109.
I know its oxygenated so it will act as a liquid supercharger = retune. That’s fine. Have HPT and wideband and the desire to keep learning.
http://www.vpracingfuels.com/page469663.html
Just curious what people have found and what kind of hp I should be able to pick up with it. I’m at 487whp now, I would like to see if I could switch fuels, add 2-3* of timing, and maybe touch 500-505whp. This would only be for 1 race down in Mojave, so I don’t care about the fuel price.
Thoughts?
Plus – who doesn’t love the smell of oxygenated fuels right?
I want to get there on an all motor LS6 with the stock M12 to prove yet another point. I’m looking into running either VP101 or Motorsport 109.
I know its oxygenated so it will act as a liquid supercharger = retune. That’s fine. Have HPT and wideband and the desire to keep learning.
http://www.vpracingfuels.com/page469663.html
Just curious what people have found and what kind of hp I should be able to pick up with it. I’m at 487whp now, I would like to see if I could switch fuels, add 2-3* of timing, and maybe touch 500-505whp. This would only be for 1 race down in Mojave, so I don’t care about the fuel price.
Thoughts?
Plus – who doesn’t love the smell of oxygenated fuels right?
06-16-2016, 09:25 AM
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C45 is the new-hotness in fuels, I know a lot of drag racers who run it in high (15:1) compression motors with excellent results.
I would call VP an discuss your combo and your tune and they will point you towards the right fuel for you car
http://www.vpracingfuels.com/vp-drag-racing
I would call VP an discuss your combo and your tune and they will point you towards the right fuel for you car
http://www.vpracingfuels.com/vp-drag-racing
06-16-2016, 09:38 AM
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VP is doing some really interesting fuels. I like what they doing with shelf life of gas for collector cars.
More than you need to know about gas.
Richard Newton
More than you need to know about gas.
Richard Newton
06-16-2016, 01:25 PM
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I think the oxygenated specification is unrelated to performance.
To do get a little more horsepower, mix the higher octane with what you have in your tank to bump up the octane a few points and just leave the programming stock to keep your car reliable while your out there in the desert.
As an example benefit of mixing gas with higher octane, I ran at SIR drag strip a consistent 13.60 ET in an '99 LS1 Camaro Z28 SS 6 speed all day long. No matter what I did, I couldn't bring the number down any more as the car was. Its an expected ET for the car on that track in that environment. The car was completely stock except the B&M Ripper shifter.
After mixing a couple gallons of the racing gas the track sells (110 unleaded I think), I made another run and pulled a 13.4 ET. It was a repeatable improvement run after run.
To do get a little more horsepower, mix the higher octane with what you have in your tank to bump up the octane a few points and just leave the programming stock to keep your car reliable while your out there in the desert.
As an example benefit of mixing gas with higher octane, I ran at SIR drag strip a consistent 13.60 ET in an '99 LS1 Camaro Z28 SS 6 speed all day long. No matter what I did, I couldn't bring the number down any more as the car was. Its an expected ET for the car on that track in that environment. The car was completely stock except the B&M Ripper shifter.
After mixing a couple gallons of the racing gas the track sells (110 unleaded I think), I made another run and pulled a 13.4 ET. It was a repeatable improvement run after run.