Calling all 06/07 SS owners
#31
12-14-2006 | 10:36 AM
RE: Calling all 06/07 SS owners
MCF College
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(I wonder if I can get college credit for this)
The octane rating of gasoline tells you how much the fuel can be compressed before it spontaneously ignites. When gas ignites by compression rather than because of the spark from the spark plug, it causes knocking in the engine. Knocking can damage an engine, so it is not something you want to have happening. Lower-octane gas (like "regular" 87-octane gasoline) can handle the least amount of compression before igniting.
The compression ratio of your engine determines the octane rating of the gas you must use in the car. One way to increase the horsepower of an engine of a given displacement is to increase its compression ratio. So a "high-performance engine" has a higher compression ratio and requires higher-octane fuel. The advantage of a high compression ratio is that it gives your engine a higher horsepower rating for a given engine weight -- that is what makes the engine "high performance." The disadvantage is that the gasoline for your engine costs more.
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http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question90.htm
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octane_rating
Great post 04 Intimidator...We live & hopefully we learn.
I know right now, I could use some Space Fuel -Finals week 4 me..[8D]
Oh, to all members, there will be a test on this subject on New Years Eve
Wish U a `Happy...`Space (Fuel)
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(I wonder if I can get college credit for this)The octane rating of gasoline tells you how much the fuel can be compressed before it spontaneously ignites. When gas ignites by compression rather than because of the spark from the spark plug, it causes knocking in the engine. Knocking can damage an engine, so it is not something you want to have happening. Lower-octane gas (like "regular" 87-octane gasoline) can handle the least amount of compression before igniting.
The compression ratio of your engine determines the octane rating of the gas you must use in the car. One way to increase the horsepower of an engine of a given displacement is to increase its compression ratio. So a "high-performance engine" has a higher compression ratio and requires higher-octane fuel. The advantage of a high compression ratio is that it gives your engine a higher horsepower rating for a given engine weight -- that is what makes the engine "high performance." The disadvantage is that the gasoline for your engine costs more.
[:-]Click below for more infor[:-]
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question90.htm
[:-]Click below `if you want more infor[:-]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octane_rating
Great post 04 Intimidator...We live & hopefully we learn.
I know right now, I could use some Space Fuel -Finals week 4 me..[8D]
Oh, to all members, there will be a test on this subject on New Years Eve
Wish U a `Happy...`Space (Fuel)
#34
12-14-2006 | 11:20 AM
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Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 5,264
From: Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
RE: Calling all 06/07 SS owners
ORIGINAL: SpaceRider
Oh, to all members, there will be a test on this subject on New Years Eve
Wish U a `Happy...`Space (Fuel)
Oh, to all members, there will be a test on this subject on New Years Eve
Wish U a `Happy...`Space (Fuel)
test, ummmmmmmmmmmmmm....i think i'm gonna be sick that day :-p
i'm done college, lol, no more testing!! lol
#37
12-15-2006 | 03:11 PM
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 6,482
From: Southwestern OH
RE: Calling all 06/07 SS owners
I've read parts of this thread from time to time. Didn't really see a need to comment.
But I have to ask?
I was frequenting a Mopar site for a few years and the topic of gas came up a few times. Some of us said we noticed a difference in the way our cars ran when we poured premium in the tank vs regular grade gasoline.
Usually we got blasted by another board member who would cite using one grade of gas over another could not affect performance in our cars cause the engine was controlled by the compute which can not differenciate one grade of gas over another when burned by the engine. The computer will constantly strive to run the engine at optimal performance no matter what grade of gas is used.
So seeing improvements of burning premium gas vs regular gas just aren't there.
No if the engine was like those used in older cars where the engine's not controlled by the computer then yes you could see imrpovements.
I didn't quite believe what other's were saying. I knew what my foot was telling me when I drove the car with premium grade gas in the tank. But still there has to be some truth to what they were posting.
Confused yet?
But I have to ask?
I was frequenting a Mopar site for a few years and the topic of gas came up a few times. Some of us said we noticed a difference in the way our cars ran when we poured premium in the tank vs regular grade gasoline.
Usually we got blasted by another board member who would cite using one grade of gas over another could not affect performance in our cars cause the engine was controlled by the compute which can not differenciate one grade of gas over another when burned by the engine. The computer will constantly strive to run the engine at optimal performance no matter what grade of gas is used.
So seeing improvements of burning premium gas vs regular gas just aren't there.
No if the engine was like those used in older cars where the engine's not controlled by the computer then yes you could see imrpovements.
I didn't quite believe what other's were saying. I knew what my foot was telling me when I drove the car with premium grade gas in the tank. But still there has to be some truth to what they were posting.
Confused yet?
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