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02-19-2006, 09:01 AM | #19 |
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ECU's from the factory can adjust. They have to adjust in case you get a bad tank of fuel, and they can adjust a little the other way as well.
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There is no need to run higher octane fuel than what is stated in your manual. You'd just be wasting your money. Higher octane fuel is mostly used when some form of forced induction is introduced. This higher octane helps to prevent detonation, which can destroy a motor. Why do you think many European cars require higher octane fuels? Because they come with turbo's and superchargers from the factories...
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02-25-2006, 10:16 AM | #24 |
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An Ecu will prolly not adjust for all octanes. I do believe it will adjust some for higher octane fuels, just as it adjusts if you get a bad tank of gas. How much it adjusts and wether or not it is actually worth it depend on the cost of fuel and are questions that cannot be answered without extensive testing.
As to what it would do, it would advance timing and lean out the fuel ratio so that a more precise explosion will happen every time, this would make the car more powerful and get better gas mileage. There only way to find out if it benefits you is to try it and keep records of power and gas mileage you get with each octane level. |
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"This higher octane helps to prevent detonation, which can destroy a motor." I don't quite understand this???
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02-25-2006, 07:20 PM | #26 |
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Detonation is also reffered to as knock, pinging, etc.
What it means is the fuel is igniting before the engine is ready for it to explode. If it happens in a big enough quantity it can cause the pistons to be pushed clear out the other side of the engine. This is why modern cars are created to adjust for a bad tank of fuel. The reason to use the octane the manufacturer recommends is because the engine is designed to run on that octane with no detonation. Switching to a lower detonation could cause detonation. Switching to a higher octane should not effect detonation, as there should be none on a stock car using the manufacturers recomended octane fuel. However on modified cars, especially forced induction vehicles, they use the highest octane they can get their hands on because it helps to prevent detonation, not to mention it means they do not have to tune the vehicle quite as much. The biggest reason for modified vehicles having detonation is laziness of the tuners. |
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Hey ToTo, Simply, todays engines are designed within certain parameters to run best on a certain fuel for best performance and low emissions. The engines computor receives signals from various sensors such as how much air is being drawn in and at what temperature. timing, crankshaft position, engine speed sensors, vehicle speed sensor, EGR sensor, air-conditioning sensor, knock sensor which senses if the engine is knocking so the computor can retard timing. Oxygen sensor and on and on. The computor takes all the inputs from these sensors and adjusts whatever is needed to run at "stoichiometric" air-fuel ratio which is the air-fuel ratio which produces the most complete combustion with the fewest harmful byproducts. This gives the best compromise of power, economy and emission control. Now once again if you want to get better performance , you have to change those computor parameters. However, low emission output will be lost.
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Thanks guys for the inputs on the higher octane business... I will just rather stick with the recommended octane, cause I don't want to just simply waste money for nothing. At the beginning, I did think that it might help or do something to clean the engine or add a little bhp, but oh well...
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Acetone used in very small amounts adds gas mileage. Acetone used in too big amounts destroys hoses and anything else in an engine that is not metal.
Note that is around .78 cc per liter or one ounce per 10 gallons. Not more than three oz. per 10 gallons. http://pesn.com/2005/03/17/6900069_Acetone/ "Incidentally, in almost all cases, the lowest octane is best for mileage. Most modern vehicles do not have high enough compression to justify using high octane fuels. The testing indicates best mileage is usually obtained with 85 or 87 octane gasoline. Too much octane causes a loss of power and economy. BUT too little octane causes the same things plus knocking. Listen carefully to your engine for tell-tale knocks or clicks when you start out from a light. The best mileage points to the correct octane when the engine is properly tuned. See your owners manual." |
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I would check it out with the dealership first to see if adding this kind of additive to the gas will void the warranty .
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You would be wise to stay away from acetone. C'mon gang we are not mixing fuels for funny cars, stick in what ever octane makes you feel better. If saving some money feels good then pour in 87 octane, it's all you need in Uncle Yaris.
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03-02-2006, 09:47 AM | #36 |
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If it works to increase gas mileage then why not use it?
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