I see. Thank you. Now this may sound a little dumb, will the 370 require something special or a converter of some sort if you want to put a higher octane on your car? A local gas stations sells 100 octane. Also what if you put c17 or something like that.
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Originally Posted by Crash
LOL! I'm not a professional!  I do porn, not cars. (FYI)
Compression is the amount of pressure the combustion chambers are under.
The octane level changes the speed and cleanliness of the detonation. Pre-detonation is common on higher compression engine because the fuel will ignite easier. So higher octanes are required to guarantee a specific time for detonation AFTER the piston has reached its apex.
Read this: Engine knocking - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia <-- That will explain the pre-detonation and let you know why higher octanes are more important on cars with higher compressions. |