Race Gas!

Excidium28 · #1 (**permalink**) 04-22-2005, 03:45 PM

Would it be ok to put race gas in my car (track day)??? Its $6 a gallon ... there is only 1 type of race gas right? I was thinkin of puttin 4 gallons of race gas with 6 gallons of 92 gas so 10 gallons total.....?

carstereopro · #2 (**permalink**) 04-22-2005, 04:12 PM

O2 sensors don't like it. Race gas is leaded.

Besides that, I don't know of any other negative side effects.

twisted69 · #3 (**permalink**) 04-22-2005, 10:37 PM

If you toss in some race gas you will be fine. As long as the gas is street legal then its unleaded. However the higher the rating the slower it burns and the less HP you will get. The only real advantage to it is if your boosting. This lets you run the higher boost levels with out detonation. So i mean you can try it but you wont feel that much improvment unless your tuned for it.

SwolenColen · #4 (**permalink**) 04-23-2005, 06:22 PM

kind of off topic... but has anyone tried that octane booster u always see in gas stations? seems like a hoax to me but it would be cool if it really worked

Excidium28 · #5 (**permalink**) 04-23-2005, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by SwolenColen

kind of off topic... but has anyone tried that octane booster u always see in gas stations? seems like a hoax to me but it would be cool if it really worked

Those things dont work its a ghimic.

twisted69 · #6 (**permalink**) 04-25-2005, 08:56 AM

i have used them and will tell you that they do work. But if you have a n/a vehicle then you never notice anything. It will hurt you. However with my car being a turbo vehicle it runs smoother on boost due to less chance of knocking. So if you have a turbo vehicle then yea they help other wise they dont.

Pressurizede36 · #7 (**permalink**) 04-25-2005, 10:09 AM

I have only used that stuff when I couldn't get high octane fuel for my old kart

scottycs · #8 (**permalink**) 04-25-2005, 11:03 AM

Hah no. Most of them raise octaine by 2-3 points. Which means you would go from 93 to 93.3 . They wont help on any vehicle unless u use a shitload.

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Originally Posted by twisted69

i have used them and will tell you that they do work. But if you have a n/a vehicle then you never notice anything. It will hurt you. However with my car being a turbo vehicle it runs smoother on boost due to less chance of knocking. So if you have a turbo vehicle then yea they help other wise they dont.