Quote: Originally Posted by carnutcava oh the joy of watching the good old octane talk go down the craper....... Happens every time! yup......i wrote an article a couple of years on everything you need to know about octane, what it is, how it works, and when and where you need certain octane numbers.......with all true, correct scientific information....documented and cited needless to say, no one read it haha

There are 2 Sunoco's here in the Tidewater area that sell 100 and 110 for $5.90/gallon. 100 fits into the car, the 110 requires a funnel (you are not supposed to pump it straight into the car, but we do).

PM it to me and ill read it, then praise you with glory.


seriously send me the article.

lol......i'll try to get someone to email it to me......ironically im banned from the forum that its posted on hahaha

believe it or not too high of a octane can actually retard the knock sensor and cause damage to your engine.

retard the knock sensor eh?

Just how does that happen?
Last I checked knock sensors sensed a particular harmonic frequency... I dont see how running higher octane would do anything at all to the sensor.

Ive got gas, i'm not sure if it has a octane rating but it sure does stink.....

High octane fuel from some gasoline distributors contains higher levels of additives/cleaning agents. This is because higher compressions engines are more susceptible to knocking with a higher octane fuel if there is any carbon buildup.Thats why it can retard the knock sensor and I meant too high as in 105 or 110 octaneOctane rating is the ability to prevent knock. High compression causes knock by igniting the fuel prematurely or spontaneously across the chamber instead of as a progressive flame front.You only need just enough octane to avoid detonation or knock under the most adverse operating conditions you will encounter. Any more is wasted.

Haha!

Had to put some humor in this thread..............