Originally Posted by v-teg01
i just used 100 octane tonight it was better. usually i feel the top end being much smoother, which is what happened. But i did hear its not that good to use that kind of octane all the time in your GSR. but i had 30 bucks to spend for a full tank
! i was drunk so i really wasnt driving but my girlfriend had a fun time with the 100 octane! haha dont worry shes a good driver!
No, it was all in your mind. To repeat myself:
Originally Posted by MrFatbooty
Octane is the level of resistance to detonation that a fuel has. Detonation is when the action of the piston compressing the air/fuel mixture inside the cylinder ignites it before the spark plug fires. The higher the compression ratio, the higher the octane you need. You do not gain anything from running a higher octane fuel than necessary to prevent detonation. That's just a clever marketing gimmick the oil companies have been propagating for a while now. Either your car will detonate or it will not. Running anything higher than the required octane will simply cost you more money.