Octanes regarding fuel...

[VTHall]

What is it? The higher the octane the better the performance or something??

[swampy]

Only if the car can handle it will you see the benefits
the car idealy needs to be mapped on it or run a knock sensor to adjust the fueling to suit.

[dave_1]

Higher the octane bigger the bang

[Barry123]

Higher the octane bigger the bang

er........no.
Higher the octane rating the higher the resistance to detonation. It means you can advance the spark timings and/or uses higher compression ratios or have a higher cylinder temp.

The results of which mean it can increase power - but not always - that depends on the engine design and the capabilities programmed into the ECU.

[scot-ish]

Higher the octane bigger the bang


man there are some right retards.

do you know the octane number of water? how big of a bang does water make?

[kc-saxo]

isnt it something like it "detonates" later

[blackie_2k5]

It means the boys with newer engines in newer cars prefer it because they think it makes thier car perform better :)

[D--R--E--W]

Mine is set to run on 98-100RON with the map

If I was to run the car on normal petrol it would run like a bag of shit