Question about racing gas
Originally Posted by M1chael322
yes my car is completely stock, and I just wanna to try out 100 octane for fun to see how it feels. I think I am going to do a 50/50 of 91 and 100. But do I have to up the boost, or can I just run stock boost? Thanks for the help
Originally Posted by Max-Q
A 50/50 mix of 91 & 100 oct will only yield 94-95 oct at best. This octane level will not raise the afr enough to reduce horsepower. It will provide a better margin of error and will eliminate any knock you may experience but it will not do much without a tune and an increase in boost.
Originally Posted by PhoenixEvo
AHHAH but if u dont raise boost u will be losing horsepower from running too rich!
You don't need to mess with boost. If you run your car at the dragstrip with 91 octane and then go back and run it with 91+100, you will may run a tenth or 2 quicker with the added race gas. Why you ask? The 91 octane may not be enough for the stock ECU to run full timing advance it is capable of. Once you put the higher octane in, reset the ECU and it may learn that it can run a bit more timing before the knock signal gets too high.
To answer the question "How much boost can I run on 91+100" :
You can run as much boost as possible while staying under X amount of knock.
That is the only true answer to that question. The only way to know for sure is to raise the boost, do a run and log knock. Raise it some more, log the knock. At some point point your knock will go up. Then you will know what is too much for that gas on that day.
EVOlutionary
To answer the question "How much boost can I run on 91+100" :
You can run as much boost as possible while staying under X amount of knock.
That is the only true answer to that question. The only way to know for sure is to raise the boost, do a run and log knock. Raise it some more, log the knock. At some point point your knock will go up. Then you will know what is too much for that gas on that day.
EVOlutionary
91octane x 10 gal = 910
100octane x 4 gal = 400
=1310
1310/14gal(total in tank)=93.5octane
formula to figure out your octane rating. Just change the #'s based on the amount of fuels you are mixing.
100octane x 4 gal = 400
=1310
1310/14gal(total in tank)=93.5octane
formula to figure out your octane rating. Just change the #'s based on the amount of fuels you are mixing.
But aren't evos supposed to get 93 Octane minimum? Aren't we in California forced (unless you have high octane available close by) to run suboptimum gas? So won't this be giving your car what is was designed for? I admit 100% 100 octane may be a bit much for a stock car on the street but blending it seems like good insurance against knocking and a better solution than octane boosters.


