112 Octane
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112 Octane
this guy that goes to my tech school said he uses 112 octane that he gets down at the airport for $5/gal. What exactly are the advantages to using 112 octane and is it worth $5/gal?
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that and if your setup isnt right you will either blow your engine or burn your injectors up like crazy...or something like that..i know it isnt good unless ur car is set up right...my boy runs an h22 all motor fully built and gets 110 octane at the 1/4 track but only runs it half 110 octane and half 93?(or whatever the super octane from the gas station is)
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Of course, AV gas is also illegal for highway use. My dad used to run amix of the 110 from the airport and leaded regular for a while, then the unleaded super
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It will poison the cat(lead) It will not hurt the engine at all. The lead moderates the combustion, diminishes liklihood of preignition.
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Originally Posted by Tobra
It will poison the cat(lead) It will not hurt the engine at all. The lead moderates the combustion, diminishes liklihood of preignition.
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and to think I laughed when they told me that a class in physical chemistry would be useful for something besides satisfying chem major requirement