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Why do people dyno their car with higher octane?

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Old 12-14-2002, 09:48 PM
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if i run race fuel (higher octane) i can take my set up to roughly 25psi safely whereas w/ 93 octane about 18-19 is the safest w/o detonation
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Originally posted by Wagz
if i run race fuel (higher octane) i can take my set up to roughly 25psi safely whereas w/ 93 octane about 18-19 is the safest w/o detonation
Yes, that would be the purpose of race gas...

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O, now that I think about it. On that dyno chart of your car was that on race gas or pump?
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Originally posted by 16g-95gsx
O, now that I think about it. On that dyno chart of your car was that on race gas or pump?
keep in mind i havent dyno'd my current set up - that is a low end estimate until spring when i dyno and fully dyno tune the system - but that # will be on race gas at about 24-25psi
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