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110, e85, fuel, l98, octane, pump, test, tpi

E85 tpi whats needed

Sojer on Aug 3, 2013

Mar 21, 2026 11:54 AM
by Street Lethal

10

7,042

TPI

boost, brown, color, light, mark, mmt, octane, plug, plugs, rust, rusty, spark, sparkplugs, tint, turned

What do brown spark plugs mean?

Joseph Andres on Mar 9, 2001

Aug 29, 2025 01:07 PM
by RockStarEddie

10

47,235

Tech / General Engine

12, 13, 93, base, big, block, boost, chevy, compression, e85, honda, max, maximum, motor, octane, timing

Maximum compression with E85?

TexasDude74 on Apr 19, 2007

Apr 11, 2024 05:47 PM
by hpmustangs

45

39,319

Tech / General Engine

142, 350, blower, bottom, chart, compression, end, levels, mild, motor, octane, roots, sbc, stock, turbo, weiand

Weiand 142 blower on stock 350

supermaxxbasher on Nov 11, 2003

Jan 27, 2020 02:22 AM
by Cross R Jeff

17

49,677

Power Adders

adding, bad, booster, emissions, engine, gas, hydrate, methyl, mix, octane, put, ratio, tank, test, water

Methyl Hydrate to fuel ratio?

meiklejohn86 on Jan 23, 2008

Oct 1, 2019 09:11 PM
by simbadog77

10

49,290

Tech / General Engine

083048, 124238, 12480002, 3005041, 383, 3rd, 68460, atillas, camaro, converter, dyno, gen, gmpp, hedman, octane, require, setup, show, stall

Atilla's best builds

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Atilla the Fun on Apr 19, 2010

May 31, 2019 01:44 PM
by zman1969

259

44,250

Engine Swap

025, 110, 355, 5s, 691, aa, block, build, engine, hurt, info, mustang, octane, ran, small, vortec

Vortec 355cu Build

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VincentZ28 on May 11, 2014

Nov 11, 2014 06:39 PM
by VincentZ28

54

9,398

Tech / General Engine

2nd Annual HO Down in Pensacola

88gtman on Jun 1, 2014

Sep 14, 2014 11:46 AM
by 88gtman

24

1,526

South East Region

1987, 87, 93, camaro, car, fuel, gas, grade, higher, octane, premium, put, recommended, run, takes, thirdgen

My car runs better on 93-grade gas, even Plus mostly! Why?

84CAMARO28inFL on Mar 10, 2011

Aug 14, 2014 11:12 AM
by RedLeader289

20

5,647

V6

High Knock Counts

srgould41 on Jun 12, 2014

Jun 16, 2014 02:50 PM
by DynoDave43

16

4,285

TBI

100, aluminum, blue, cell, fabricating, fuel, gen, holley, nitrous, octane, running, stage, stand, standalone, system

Stand alone fuel cell for nitrous

unknown_host on Mar 17, 2014

Apr 4, 2014 07:01 PM
by xpndbl3

19

12,090

Organized Drag Racing and Autocross

Monthly Cruise To Caffeine and Octane. Kennesaw/Alpharetta GA

Buggy Disaster on Feb 24, 2014

Feb 25, 2014 07:29 AM
by grngryoutmyway

1

794

South East Region

1406, 1984, 304, 350, edelbrock, high, kind, load, octane, output, run, stumbles, vortec

Power estimate? Just curious

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Mrbanados on Nov 8, 2013

Nov 18, 2013 10:04 AM
by Mrbanados

57

3,105

Tech / General Engine

1987, 1988, aluminum, base, corvette, engine, fbody, gta, head, heads, l98, octane, swap, thirdgen, trans, type

corvette L98 swap

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GTAman on May 24, 2012

Oct 16, 2013 11:21 PM
by GTAman

221

47,498

Engine Swap

1988, 1992, 350, 57, degree, gas, ignition, l98, octane, pontiac, proper, timing, tpi, trans, v8

Proper Octane For 5.7L TPI?

tranceemotionz on Aug 10, 2006

Sep 3, 2013 06:23 PM
by Heatzone25

34

12,657

TPI

1996, 350, 350roller, 87, cam, camvortec, carbureted, daily, driver, heads, lt1, mpg, octane, roller, run, vortec, wont, xr270

350 roller/vortec heads/xr270 mpg

86iroc504 on May 7, 2013

May 7, 2013 02:45 PM
by skinny z

1

1,524

Tech / General Engine

100, 87, 93, ethenal, gas, mississippi, octane, vicksburg

87 octane 100% gas vs 93 octane with ethanol

z28yourstang on Mar 11, 2013

Mar 12, 2013 04:15 AM
by Atilla the Fun

3

1,812

Tech / General Engine

1, 115, 1151, 93, afr, calculator, compression, fuel, heads, highest, ir0n, iron, octane, ratio, timing

11.5/1 compression on 93 octane?

FConn3 on Dec 24, 2012

Dec 28, 2012 05:40 PM
by SuperRamFormula

15

27,213

Tech / General Engine

1989, 87, 89, camaro, corvette, epa, fuel, gallon, l98, miles, mpg, octane, premium, recommended, trans

1989 L98 mpg, and what octane?

Jon98 on Mar 25, 2002

Dec 19, 2012 10:34 AM
by Johnny Blaze

30

13,932

TPI

1984, 91, camaro, gas, grade, heavy, jerking, lb9, load, octane, premium, put, suppose, tpi, z28

What type of fuel you put in your stock TPI?

88I-ROC on Nov 12, 2012

Nov 13, 2012 06:34 PM
by whoaru99

19

1,824

TPI

210, 383, 87, compression, fuel, gs, high, horsepower, octane, prediction, procomp, pump, stroker, turbo, twin

383 stroker- massive hp on pump gas?

jmuehler on Sep 5, 2012

Sep 10, 2012 04:01 PM
by 1gary

19

39,238

Engine Swap

1989, bucks, camaro, fuel, genorg, hard, idle, iroc, l98, octane, pump, sounds, start, starts, whar

1989 L98 hard start

seanconnery89 on Aug 17, 2012

Aug 17, 2012 09:46 PM
by TTOP350

2

1,563

Tech / General Engine

1989, 5liter, 86, 93, berlinetta, camaro, compression, engine, gas, good, high, iroc, lg4, octane, regular, requirements, unleaded, v8

Opinions...using Regular gas in an LG4 5-Liter V8, 305cid

GeneL on Jul 25, 2012

Jul 27, 2012 02:34 AM
by Dakota W.

12

4,265

Tech / General Engine

10, 83, blends, ethanol, fuel, innovate, lm1, motorsports, octane, ratio, stoich

A/F ratio with blended fuel

antman89iroc on Jun 27, 2012

Jun 30, 2012 07:06 AM
by antman89iroc

21

1,991

DIY PROM

1983, 91, camaro, fuel, gas, gasoline, gen, grade, octane, ratings, recommendations, recommended, type, v8, z28

What kind of gas is best?

Mr. McGuire on May 31, 2012

Jun 28, 2012 08:10 AM
by 86T/A_Ram_Air

9

14,219

TPI

2005, 228, 94, cam, cammed, dyno, gain, lq4, ls1, numbers, octane, run, rwhp, stock, tune

Lq4 has a date with the dyno

86White_T/A305 on Apr 28, 2012

Jun 18, 2012 08:35 AM
by STREETDEMON

39

11,432

LTX and LSX

20160, 91, acceleration, cap, crate, engine, idle, issues, motor, number, octane, ping, power, rough, uphill, zz4

ZZ4 Crate issues

Gregzz4 on May 26, 2012

May 26, 2012 06:23 AM
by Gregzz4

0

2,267

Tech / General Engine

383, 390, 85, build, builds, camshaft, dcr, engine, gears, octane, port, rpm, stroker, tpi, tune, tuned, zz409

383 Tuned Port Build Questions

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85Iroc-Z on Feb 23, 2010

May 25, 2012 08:56 PM
by 1MeanZ

73

14,659

TPI

305, 86, 93, 993, added, burn, camp, coleman, foam, gas, gasoline, octane, sea, seafoam, stove, stoves, work

seafoam with 93oct?

Slowpoint0 on May 16, 2012

May 20, 2012 01:09 PM
by Apeiron

21

1,903

Tech / General Engine

11, 88, advance, compression, detonation, flat, heads, ii, iis, octane, ratio, requirement, spark, sportsman, top

Compression ratio sportsman IIs, flat tops, octane requirement

tompumped on Sep 22, 2006

May 14, 2012 11:47 AM
by Trevmust

7

1,600

Tech / General Engine

305, 305ho, 84, 87, 951, camaro, carb, chevron, gas, ho, info, lg4, octane, thirdgen, wich

What gas should I use for my lg4

Slow87 on Apr 21, 2012

Apr 25, 2012 08:10 AM
by Camaro305SB

6

1,495

Carburetors

350, 84, 93, adv, advthirdgen, benefit, main, max, octane, pe, spark, start, table, timing, tpi

Lowering spark adv

ninetyone on Apr 17, 2012

Apr 17, 2012 08:28 PM
by TPI-Formula350-

1

1,107

DIY PROM

100, 2012, 30, 350, bored, compression, delta, gas, kind, mileage, mpg, octane, sbc, sonic, vortec

Gasoline 355sbc

84TransAmNY on Apr 13, 2012

Apr 14, 2012 05:16 PM
by 84TransAmNY

7

1,133

Tech / General Engine

1988, 305, 80, 88, camaro, chip, corvette, flowmaster, highest, horsepower, hp, jet, octane, series, stage, stock

How much Hp?? Hp gains??

servo2055chevy on Mar 24, 2012

Mar 25, 2012 01:33 AM
by SDTransAM

2

808

Tech / General Engine

305, 89, car, deisels, grn, hot, octane, octanethirdgen, slower

Car diesels on 89 octane when hot?

devestator_x on Mar 19, 2012

Mar 23, 2012 08:06 PM
by devestator_x

8

788

Tech / General Engine

1101, 111, 355, 87, aluminum, cast, compression, heads, high, hp, make, octane, running, tpi

any body running tpi w/11.0.1 with cast heads

mackjar66 on Mar 18, 2012

Mar 18, 2012 09:29 PM
by mackjar66

4

864

Tech / General Engine

1987, 300, 57, car, faster, fuel, high, hp, hurt, injection, liter, make, motor, octane, port, tpi, tuned, upgrades, v8

what to do with my tpi

User Error 87 on Feb 7, 2012

Feb 8, 2012 07:41 AM
by User Error 87

8

803

TPI

1988, 305, 86, 93, bent, camaro, causing, issues, low, lower, misfire, misfires, missfire, octane, otctane, tbi, vavles

low octane=misfire?

NathanLewis on Dec 18, 2011

Dec 19, 2011 05:46 PM
by NathanLewis

4

1,648

Tech / General Engine

1989, 305, 93, area, bay, boise, camaro, compression, fuel, gas, highest, octane, ratio, run, stations, tbi

>>>>93 OCTANE--OVERKILL?>>>>

bitchin_buick on Apr 19, 2009

Nov 3, 2011 10:54 PM
by UnderCover89TBI

33

7,391

TBI

1051, 1991, 500tq, 57l, 91, automatic, camaro, chevrolet, gas, l98, octane, recommend, run, tpi, tpis, transmission

L98 TPI gasoline?

Bighawk on Aug 5, 2011

Aug 11, 2011 12:21 PM
by 12SecTPIguy

9

1,595

TPI

1989, 50, bad, distributor, fuel, iroc, lb9, octane, tpi, transmission, what

TPI Newbie with a sick LB9

White93z34 on May 23, 2011

Jul 27, 2011 02:46 PM
by hoogiesngrinder

47

1,718

TPI

305, cam, camaro, car, crossfire, engine, fuel, gas, injected, injection, octane, oversized, problem, problems, reboot, restarting, tbi, z28

crossfire restart problems

swt1313 on Jul 20, 2011

Jul 22, 2011 07:17 PM
by swt1313

7

844

Tech / General Engine

350, 57, blowby, engine, fix, l98, location, octane, oil, oiling, oily, pcv, rating, system, tbi

More info about PCV system on 350 5.7L

Moe87 on Nov 15, 2010

Apr 18, 2011 09:10 PM
by IrocZ'85

12

8,916

Exhaust

motor, motorports, motorsports, octane, review, reviews, sports

octane motorsports

sweet92 on Mar 29, 2011

Mar 29, 2011 01:14 PM
by sweet92

0

593

Aftermarket Vendor Review

1989, 3rd, boze, camaro, eibach, fbody, gen, great, octane, review, setteling, sportline, sportlines, spring, springs

Eibach Sportline Springs Kit is in!

Sinister Z on Mar 29, 2008

Mar 21, 2011 02:09 PM
by camarozz383

27

4,392

Members Camaros

89, astro, booster, fail, failed, formula, hc, high, ls1, lsx, lucas, octane, ppm, smog, test

failed smog thread.....

92purplehaze on Mar 15, 2011

Mar 18, 2011 10:03 PM
by 84 1LE

14

1,513

Southern California Area

1982, 1990, 305, 83, 88, camaro, firebird, fuel, gas, level, octane, recommended, requirements, tbi, type, v8

1990 Firebird with 305 TBI V8 octane question

JimRockford on Mar 12, 2011

Mar 12, 2011 08:30 AM
by Supervisor42

1

2,089

Tech / General Engine

Compression/Octane

TPI-Formula350- on Mar 4, 2011

Mar 4, 2011 08:46 PM
by vetteoz

5

960

Tech / General Engine

1991, boze, corvette, fbody, forged, high, octan, octane, octanes, replica, rims, thirdgen, wh, wheels, z28

Poll

Boze HI Octane Rims or Corvette style?

Pillsbry10 on Jan 18, 2011

Feb 10, 2011 12:53 PM
by Tony89GTA

42

5,086

Wheels and Tires

01, 19x11, 25th, anniversary, boze, camaro, corvette, firebird, gta, high, octane, rims, thirdgen, trans, wheels

Boze HI Octane Rims or Corvette style?

Pillsbry10 on Jan 18, 2011

Jan 19, 2011 02:08 PM
by Pillsbry10

4

928

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