racing gasoline! That's some Hot-Stuff!!!
...but I'm not sure you could run it in a stock Lt1...
HOT..110 Octane!
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no good at all unless you have a diff tune you can put in it, but put your race tune in hp and just go back to other.
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Race gas does not run hotter!!! octane is the resistance to burn, higher the number the hotter the flash point.
Puting race gas in your stock long block will do NOTHING.
Im sure a few will post how they felt the power BUT its all a plasibo effect my friends dont waste your money
Race gas is for high compression engines built for racing
Steve
Puting race gas in your stock long block will do NOTHING.
Im sure a few will post how they felt the power BUT its all a plasibo effect my friends dont waste your money
Race gas is for high compression engines built for racing
Steve
Last edited by machz800ps; Jan 11, 2012 at 08:54 PM.
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one station has it here but will not let you pump it into your car.
have to put it in a 10 gallon gas tank, then into the car away from the station....
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Race gas does not run hotter!!! octane is the resistance to burn higher the number the hotter the flash point.
Puting race gas in your stock long block will do NOTHING.
Im sure a few will post how they felt the power BUT its all a plasibo effect my friends dont waste your money
Race gas is for high compression engines built for racing
Steve
Puting race gas in your stock long block will do NOTHING.
Im sure a few will post how they felt the power BUT its all a plasibo effect my friends dont waste your money
Race gas is for high compression engines built for racing
Steve
It's a common misconception that octane adds power. It does not.
It allows higher compression, different timing, different cam profiles, etc. which result in higher cylinder pressures. That, and more fuel results in more HP.
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I run this in my '70....cost an ARM and a leg but the car loves it. I'm at 11:1 so it handles it quite well. I used to run 100 LL aviation fuel until I found the racing gas.
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Race gas does not run hotter!!! octane is the resistance to burn higher the number the hotter the flash point.
Puting race gas in your stock long block will do NOTHING.
Im sure a few will post how they felt the power BUT its all a plasibo effect my friends dont waste your money
Race gas is for high compression engines built for racing
Steve
Puting race gas in your stock long block will do NOTHING.
Im sure a few will post how they felt the power BUT its all a plasibo effect my friends dont waste your money
Race gas is for high compression engines built for racing
Steve
In a perfect world your spark plug would ignite at the exact same time your piston starts its down stroke. You would make the most power that way.
With lower octane fuel they set the timing so that the piston is already well into its down stroke before firing.
If you set your timing too high with a lower octane fuel you run the risk of the fuel detonating before your piston reaches top dead center (still on the upstroke). That's not good.
... You get engine knock, and could damage your engine for sure. Normally your knock sensor will detect this and pull timing from your engine. 
Leaded fuel will kill your cats as said above too.
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Very true.... if your timing is not adjusted for higher octane then its a waste of money. Higher octane fuel allows you to run more timing because it has "less" of a tendency to pre-detonate.
In a perfect world your spark plug would ignite at the exact same time your piston starts its down stroke. You would make the most power that way.
With lower octane fuel they set the timing so that the piston is already well into its down stroke before firing.
If you set your timing too high with a lower octane fuel you run the risk of the fuel detonating before your piston reaches top dead center (still on the upstroke). That's not good. ... You get engine knock, and could damage your engine for sure. Normally your knock sensor will detect this and pull timing from your engine.
Leaded fuel will kill your cats as said above too.
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In a perfect world your spark plug would ignite at the exact same time your piston starts its down stroke. You would make the most power that way.
With lower octane fuel they set the timing so that the piston is already well into its down stroke before firing.
If you set your timing too high with a lower octane fuel you run the risk of the fuel detonating before your piston reaches top dead center (still on the upstroke). That's not good.
... You get engine knock, and could damage your engine for sure. Normally your knock sensor will detect this and pull timing from your engine. Leaded fuel will kill your cats as said above too.
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!!Would be fun to have a car that COULD use it,,IF you could afford it
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Have never seen a pump with racing gas around here. No need for it in my stock car.
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Yep,us old timers remember looking up all the "tune up specs" when we had to throw in point and plugs around every 10-15 thousand miles to keep it running good!! All the specs would include timing numbers ao X amount of degrees BTDC,,Before Top Dead Center !! For that gas,,ideally you'd be running 11.5-12.5 compression and no cats. As stated higher octane resists going off early in higher compression motors and is a waste in regular fuel motors burning some of it's energy too late!!Would be fun to have a car that COULD use it,,IF you could afford it!!
!!Would be fun to have a car that COULD use it,,IF you could afford it!!
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