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Old Jul 6, 2010 | 08:24 AM
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I didn't spend all that coin on my car to cheapout on 3 bucks at the pump, ya know? It's an audi, had to expect everything to cost more...lol
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Old Jul 6, 2010 | 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by CCA4
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you tell em ccA4! my baby is worth 93 every time
 
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Old Jul 6, 2010 | 09:05 AM
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use 87 octane if you're running stock program and have water injection ;D
 
Old Jul 6, 2010 | 11:50 AM
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use 87 octane if you're running stock program and have water injection ;D
Or a built low compression motor
 
Old Jul 6, 2010 | 12:45 PM
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probably a very stupid question but what the hell... there is a station by me that has 110 octane "racing rule" for dirt bikes ect. would this do anything to the motor?
 
Old Jul 6, 2010 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by JHAW
probably a very stupid question but what the hell... there is a station by me that has 110 octane "racing rule" for dirt bikes ect. would this do anything to the motor?
It probably has lead in it which I think will hurt your emissions components; otherwise, it won't damage your engine.
 
Old Jul 6, 2010 | 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by JHAW
probably a very stupid question but what the hell... there is a station by me that has 110 octane "racing rule" for dirt bikes ect. would this do anything to the motor?
Don't run face fuel unless you have a race program it's not good for your motor either...
 
Old Jul 6, 2010 | 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by JHAW
probably a very stupid question but what the hell... there is a station by me that has 110 octane "racing rule" for dirt bikes ect. would this do anything to the motor?
As others have said, the octane rating is the gasoline's resistance to detonation, or the amount of energy required to ignite the mixture.

If you run a higher octane fuel that your car is not tuned or built for, you see a decrease in performance as it takes more energy to ignite the mixture that would otherwise be power/heat.

In general, you want to run the lowest octane fuel that you can that doesn't cause detonation.

Here in cali we don't have 93 at the pump, 91 is the highest.
 
Old Jul 6, 2010 | 02:13 PM
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93 All the way babay!
 
Old Jul 6, 2010 | 04:07 PM
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Leaded fuel will kill your cat. Plus like others said running race gas in an engine not tuned for it will have negative performance effects.
 



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