This mind blowing GT - R has a few subtle upgrades that really make it the ultimate supercar including a Litchfield stage 4.25 that includes:; The Stage 4.25 Power upgrade includes:; • Milltek Stainless Steel Downpipes; • Improved boost control with custom Ecutek code; • Adjustable boost using the steering wheels cruise control button; • Revised ignition control, variable valve timing and fuel maps; • Reduced fuel consumption (especially on partial throttle conditions); • Increase in both power and torque across the whole rev range; • Litchfield RACEROM Switchable maps for different
fuel octane ratings; • Litchfield Custom Launch Control settings when used with Gearbox Software upgrade.; Along with the important Bell - housing upgrade.
A diesel engine has an expansion ratio approaching 30:1 whereas a gasoline engine rarely can exceed 13:1 due to considerations of detonation with average
fuel octane ratings.
Not exact matches
The
fuel produced has a research
octane rating greater than100, whereas the average gas we put into our cars has an
octane rating in the eighties, he said.
«Some racing
fuels today still use lead compounds for boosting the
octane rating of the
fuel,» said Mathur.
Just as a typical oil refiner cracks petroleum into a mixture of hydrocarbons ranging from ethane to jet
fuel, Virent transforms sugars into a
fuel that has a 102
octane rating.
The added lead increased the
octane value of the
fuel which gave the engineneers of old a better way to control the combustion
rate in the internal combustion engine.
Now, regarding
octane ratings, put simply, a
fuel's
octane rating is it's ability to resist what we call detonation, which is the
fuel starting to burn all by itself just because it got squeezed too much and got too hot.
Since your vehicle requires
Octane Rating 87 (which is probably (RON+MON) / 2) or RON 91, and your
fuel choices are RON 90 and RON 95, then technically it is most likely that only RON 95 will meet the requirement.
There are cases documented where is was illegally used to increase the
octane rating of cheap
fuel (google «Firepower ferrocene...
There are cases documented where is was illegally used to increase the
octane rating of cheap
fuel (google «Firepower ferrocene spark plugs»).
** Horsepower and torque
ratings achieved with 93 -
octane fuel.
It is determined empirically in a special running test engine where you run the
fuel, determine the compression ratio that it detonates at and compare that to a standard
fuel, That's the
octane rating of the
fuel.
By «requiring» high
octane fuel, they can use use it for EPA testing and are therefore able to eeek out high mpg
ratings.
The
octane rating of the
fuel is really nothing magic.
When phase separation occurs, the
octane rating of the remaining
fuel can drop by as much as three points.
In particular, it is possible that detonation, or spark knock, may occur in hot climates or hot running conditions with
fuel that has a lower
octane rating than 100.
If used on the street with lower
octane fuel, 93
octane rating or less, drivability issues may be experienced.
* Power
ratings are at the flywheel using 93
octane fuel and 6 - speed manual transmission.
While the green - themed new Ecomotive with its road tax - busting CO2
rating of just 99g / km is all about economy and environmental responsibility the 265 PS Cupra R is, undeniably, aimed at ultra-hot hatch enthusiasts with high
octane fuel coursing through their veins.
Very poor
fuel economy, even though used 89
octane rating.
The car runs on 100
octane fuel to avoid knocking and premature combustion issues as the high
octane fuel requires higher heat / compression
rate for the combustion and best used with the powerful turbocharged engines.
E85 is 85 % ethanol and 15 % gasoline
fuel blend that carries an
octane rating of 105 PO...
E85 biofuel has a very high
octane rating of 105 but a lower energy content that requires a 30 per cent increase in the engine
fuel flow
rate.
1980 The APC system protects the engine from injurious knocking due to uneven
fuel quality and enables the engine to be run on petrol of various
octane ratings.
FAST FACTS — RENAULT MEGANE R26.R Type approval CM2H96 Engine Type F4R * 774 Position Front transverse, angled 8 degrees towards rear Depollution standard IF Euro4 Type 4 cylinders in line Number of valves 16 Balancer shafts No Block / cylinder head Cast iron / aluminium Cubic capacity (cc) 1,998 Bore x stroke (mm) 82.7 x 93 Compression ratio 9:1 Maximum power (kW / hp) at 169/230 at 5,500 rpm French fiscal
rating 14 Maximum torque (Nm) at 310 at 3,000 rpm Injection type Multipoint
Fuel Lead - free 95 and 98
octane Flywheel Twin - mass damping flywheel Catalytic converter One primary converter
Fast Facts: ENGINE Engine Type: 1LR - GSE Cylinders / arrangement: V10 Valve mechanism: 40 - valve DOHC Displacement (cc): 4,805 Bore x Stroke (mm): 88.0 x 79.0 Compression ratio: 12.0:1
Fuel Injection Type: EFI
Octane Rating: 95 or higher Max.
Available in standard and Premium models, the CT 200h boasts remarkably low
fuel consumption and has an impressive combined EPA - estimated
fuel economy
rating of 42 mpg, 43 mpg city and 40 mpg on the highway utilizing regular 87 -
octane gasoline.
In relation to
octane rating of
fuel, the PCM retards ignition timing as needed to forestall detonation.
Its engine, for example, runs on regular 87 -
octane gasoline while delivering a
fuel economy
rating of up to 28 mpg.
The
octane rating in conventional gasolines indicates a
fuel's ability to resist engine knocking or pinging.
Power is
rated at 240 horsepower and 270 pound - feet of torque with a tank full of premium gasoline — although it will run just fine with 87 -
octane regular
fuel as well.
ENGINE Type: 16 - valve pushrod V - 8 Displacement (ci / liter): 345/5.7 Bore x stroke (in): 3.92 x3.58 Compression ratio -LRB-: 1): 10.5 Intake / FI: Naturally aspirated / sequential multiport electronic Mfg.'s power
rating @ rpm (hp): 395 @ 5,600 Mfg.'s torque
rating @ rpm (lb - ft): 410 @ 3,950 Mfg.'s suggested
fuel type: Unleaded regular 87
octane acceptable (89
octane recommended)
All of the first - generation 3.5 L engines were
rated at 217 hp (162 kW) with 16/24 city / hwy mpg and called for 89
octane fuel.
Engine timing could either be advanced or retarded slightly, but the system wasn't smart enough to take advantage of changes in atmospheric pressure,
fuel quality,
octane rating or temperature.
Regular gas has an
octane rating of 87, mid-grade or «Plus» is 89, and premium
fuel typically has an
octane rating of 91.
Simply stated, premium
fuel has a higher
octane rating than regular gasoline.
Unfortunately, the «flex
fuel» vehicles sold can't take advantage of the high
octane rating of E85, because the engines need to also burn regular gas.
(That figure is slightly lower than the the car is
rated for elsewhere, thanks largely to higher
octane fuel in the rest of the world.)
Regular
fuel with an 87
octane rating is recommended.
eTorque doesn't add to the power
ratings; the V6 stayed at 305 hp and 269 pound - feet of torque, on regular 87 -
octane fuel, while the Hemi stayed at 395 hp and 410 pound - feet.
It can also recognise higher
octane fuel and extract the optimum performance from the increased
rating.
Horsepower
rating achieved with 93 -
octane fuel.
Fuel economy is rated at a rather frugal 8.7 / 6.5 L / 100 km (city / hwy) on recommended 91 octane gas or accepted 89 octane midgrade f
Fuel economy is
rated at a rather frugal 8.7 / 6.5 L / 100 km (city / hwy) on recommended 91
octane gas or accepted 89
octane midgrade
fuelfuel.
A group of researchers from MIT found that when vehicles run on
fuel with a higher
octane rating, they gulp down between 3 % and 4.5 % less gas.
American refineries have continued to produce diesel with a lower cetane number — a measure of the
fuel's ignition quality, like the
octane rating for petrol.
Octane ratings tell you how long the
fuel can withstand pressure without self - igniting, which is important to get right.
Fuel stations started offering this
octane gas years ago when carbureted engines ran smoother in higher altitudes at this
octane rating.