race gas

fieromx3 · Post by **fieromx3** » April 1st, 2006, 3:22 pm

hey im just wondering if i went to the track and filled up with race gas would there be power improvement on a turbo car? i mean without any tuning? or is the purpose of it is using race gas and tuning it and trying to advance timing maybe cuz of the higher octane??

cjthor · Post by **cjthor** » April 1st, 2006, 5:05 pm

You should be able to turn up the boost a bit more with racegas and not be worried about detonation as much.

Joey's mx · Post by **Joey's mx** » April 1st, 2006, 5:36 pm

what do you guys concider race gas?? I run 94 octane all the time!!

fieromx3 · Post by **fieromx3** » April 1st, 2006, 5:54 pm

114 octane...and i guess its not just regualr gas with octane added im guessing something more powerful with high octane count

cjthor · Post by **cjthor** » April 1st, 2006, 6:30 pm

fieromx3 wrote:114 octane...and i guess its not just regualr gas with octane added im guessing something more powerful with high octane count

make sure it is UNLEADED!!!! Alot of race gas is leaded.

PATDIESEL · Post by **PATDIESEL** » April 1st, 2006, 7:06 pm

You don't need anything like 114 anyway. 97 or 100 will be fine for a couple extra pounds of boost.

I know this is common, but read Corky Bells book on turbos. He gives a chart on boost and octane.