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Old December 2nd, 2008, 06:11 PM   #1
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can i benefit from mixing 104 unleaded with 93 octane?


trying to squeeze a lil bit of power, right now i am at 485hp 495tq on 93 octane tune(2.80 upper,2lb lower ported eaton) i was thinkin about using 110 leaded fuel but that now is out of the equation, i bought a 5 gallon pale of 104 gt unleaded, and was thinking about doing a 50/50 mix with 93 octane and retuning car, do you guys think i would be able to hit 500hp with the added benefits of higher octane? some of you might think i'm racing numbers but to each his own, thanks for your input guys
 

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Old December 2nd, 2008, 08:03 PM   #2
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anyone?
 
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you will so almost no power gain by running the higher octane period, without the correct tune you'll get almost nothing what so ever, and if your tuned for 93 octane im not sure if you can even run higher without causing damage

but no you wont see any additinol power
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Originally Posted by Mustang RacR94 View Post
and if your tuned for 93 octane im not sure if you can even run higher without causing damage
Do you have any examples to back this up? It's my understanding that running higher octane than you're tuned for is still okay; it's running lower octane that will cause issues.
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Old December 3rd, 2008, 12:45 AM   #6
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I have no idea...I tried and looked some information up on Google and found nothing what so ever.
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thats why I said im not sure about when you go up in octane, only down

not sure how I worded it, but i meant it to sound like I didnt know if it would hurt if you ran higher octane, but I know lower does, as far as power I dont think it would add any benefit to power, not sure if it would hurt anything running higher octane, but I just wanted to say I guess its a possibility, im just not sure
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i'm not spending all that money on race gas and leaving the same parameters, the car is getting retuned for the higher octane there has to be some gains with the added timing, how much? I don't know, that's what I was hoping, a rough estimate from some of you guys
 
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Mixing fuel is not something i would do if you want to make 500 hp it should be fairly easy with the numbers your making. I believe you can make about 20 + more hp with some super high octanes
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Running higher octane will do nothin good, It can hurt fuel economy though. The fuel being harder to burn may not burn completely.
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I overheard someone said that up to 95 or 96 octane (i can't remember which) our s/c cars should see some gain, more than that its not as beneficial unless you are turbo. Now that could probably be a full load of crap, but I don't know.
 
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also different brands of fuel Do Not blend well and could actually cause you problems, I'd avoid doing it....
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Originally Posted by 03snakeminated View Post
I overheard someone said that up to 95 or 96 octane (i can't remember which) our s/c cars should see some gain, more than that its not as beneficial unless you are turbo. Now that could probably be a full load of crap, but I don't know.
Its all about the tune. the car is setup to get the most power out of the setup without detonation for a certain octane level. If you increase it you dont increase the capabilities of the tune just the fuel. A slight increase will make it safer depending how high strung your tune is but now power gains.
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thanks ^^^^ , I am getting the car dyno as i type, i'll let you all know how it did.
 
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Originally Posted by 03_StangGuy View Post
Running higher octane will do nothin good, It can hurt fuel economy though. The fuel being harder to burn may not burn completely.
He said he was getting a tune for it which means it ofcourse would help. Running a higher octane without tuning for is a waste of gas
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looking forward to the results
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if you get it tuned for the higher octane, you can see benefits, but without the tune, i dont beleive you will at all
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lets just say car doesn't like race fuel, it made the same power with all the tuning,tweaking and whatnot, I guess it wasn't meant to be

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not unless you have a tune for it... and make sure it isnt leaded or you can really fuck shit up....
 
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What did the tuner do with the timing?
 
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