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christian370z 07-29-2011 01:07 PM
Race Gas
 
I have a quick question before I go to VP Racing: I want to try running on my higher octane Uprev map and am going to pick up some 110 Octane race gas. My question is should I mix it in 50/50 with regular 91 octane gas?

I know not to run 100% race gas as it will corrode the aluminum block but I want to try it out and obviously want to check how much I should mix in before I go buy it haha.

Thanks in advance!

wh1te370z 07-29-2011 01:15 PM
race gas corrodes the motor?

ChrisSlicks 07-29-2011 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by wh1te370z (Post 1236371)
race gas corrodes the motor?
Highly oxygenated fuels can be moderately corrosive. As long as you're not using it 100% of the time you should be fine.

I would mix it 50/50 - but don't expect a huge power bump. The car feels slightly more responsive and seems to fade less towards the end of the session when heat soak usually causes the ECU to start to pull some advance.

Most of the time I just stick to 93, race gas isn't worth the money unless they're selling it cheap.

christian370z 07-29-2011 01:57 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks (Post 1236428)
Highly oxygenated fuels can be moderately corrosive. As long as you're not using it 100% of the time you should be fine.

I would mix it 50/50 - but don't expect a huge power bump. The car feels slightly more responsive and seems to fade less towards the end of the session when heat soak usually causes the ECU to start to pull some advance.

Most of the time I just stick to 93, race gas isn't worth the money unless they're selling it cheap.
I wish we had 93, but this is the Socialist state of California where 91 is the best we can get. I would be happy with a bit of a jump in power but more so if the car feels more responsive, thanks for the advice Chris!

G37sHKS 07-29-2011 03:04 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks (Post 1236428)
Highly oxygenated fuels can be moderately corrosive. As long as you're not using it 100% of the time you should be fine.

I would mix it 50/50 - but don't expect a huge power bump. The car feels slightly more responsive and seems to fade less towards the end of the session when heat soak usually causes the ECU to start to pull some advance.

Most of the time I just stick to 93, race gas isn't worth the money unless they're selling it cheap.
Hmm so this is why Race car change engine every while.. thanks for info bro:tiphat:

ChrisSlicks 07-29-2011 03:09 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by G37sHKS (Post 1236625)
Hmm so this is why Race car change engine every while.. thanks for info bro:tiphat:
No not really, the fuel is the least of their issues.

XwChriswX 07-29-2011 03:17 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by christian370z (Post 1236497)
I wish we had 93, but this is the Socialist state of California where 91 is the best we can get. I would be happy with a bit of a jump in power but more so if the car feels more responsive, thanks for the advice Chris!
Don't worry bud, AZ doesn't have 93 either. :(

ATM_Patrik 07-29-2011 04:18 PM
Hi!

You can definately go 100% racegas, who says othervise????

christian370z 07-29-2011 05:16 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by XwChriswX (Post 1236641)
Don't worry bud, AZ doesn't have 93 either. :(
At least we can suffer together, if I ever become president I will make it illegal to have anything less than 93 octane in every state. :tup:

vividracing 07-29-2011 05:20 PM
It depends what octane the map is for. I'd do 50/50 in your situation.

KingZee 07-29-2011 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by vividracing (Post 1236812)
It depends what octane the map is for. I'd do 50/50 in your situation.
:iagree:

christian370z 07-29-2011 06:52 PM
Well, that was a dud. Apparently, you cannot just fill race gas from a vendor anymore. Now, it is California law to buy a fuel canister to be filled and then fill your tank from the canister. Looks like I will have to wait till tomorrow after Cars and Coffee to pick a tank up from Home Depot. :shakes head:

vividracing 07-29-2011 07:48 PM
Weird. I wonder what the motivation behind that is?

corner3garage 08-03-2011 04:19 PM
E85!!!! cheaper and better for the environment, but you do have to do fuel line and injector upgrades


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