A lot of performance Japanese cars are tuned for
higher octane fuels from the factory, and will often pink badly on anything less than 97.
If they said use
higher octane fuel from the get go, they wouldn't have the big problem they're having.
Not exact matches
Researchers in China have generated gasoline
fuel with a research
octane number of 95.4
from biomass - derived γ - valerolactone (GVL)-- the
highest octane number reported for biomass - derived gasoline
fuel — using an ionic liquid catalyst.
You drive behind a diesel truck and we got
high octane race
fuel from the ketones.
I figure the ignition system, which would be getting the
octane data
from the
octane sensor, would advance the timing appropriately to accommodate the
higher octane fuel.
The slight downside is that to benefit most
from this strategy, the S requires
high octane (99 or 100 RON)
fuel.
Corvette Racing will use this renewable
high -
octane fuel, which is made primarily
from wood waste, in the upcoming ALMS Acura Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg on April 5.
It can also recognise
higher octane fuel and extract the optimum performance
from the increased rating.
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.
Overcoming some of the obstacles that have hindered petri - dish - to - gas - pump schemes in the past, scientists are finding ways to produce
high -
octane fuel and even pure hydrogen
from co-opted algae.
The
higher -
octane gas is a must to keep the
fuel from detonating too early.
When the
fuel has a
higher octane number, the gas is intended to remain stable and stop any knocking
from taking place.