I have a 5 gallon can of Torco 112. Will this be good enough octane for my combo? I am running a TE-44 turbo with 25 psi, 50 lb/hr injectors, and stock untouched motor. The MON of this stuff is 109.5. Should that be sufficient enough? Last time out I ran Torco 116 and the car seemed very laggy and rich off the line. I heard that having too much octane for a given application will slow you down to an extent...is that true? something about the fuel can't ignite fast enough if you have too much octane.
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salvageV6
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What timing you running?
I run 25 psi. on my TA62 with about 100 octane and 21* timing.
Stock motor with bolt ons.
Pump gas and alky. with a splash of GT100 for peace of mind.
Low to mid. timing you are probably fine.
I run 25 psi. on my TA62 with about 100 octane and 21* timing.
Stock motor with bolt ons.
Pump gas and alky. with a splash of GT100 for peace of mind.
Low to mid. timing you are probably fine.
well I have a choice between my 23 degree extender chip which is designed for my alcohol injection on the street...OR i have a PTE 110 race chip (timing unknown) i think it's around 26-28 degrees...
can i still pull 11's with a lower timing chip like the extender and just up the boost like 27 psi?
can i still pull 11's with a lower timing chip like the extender and just up the boost like 27 psi?
salvageV6
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You might hit 11's on a good track with slicks.
Ben up here in CT runs 12.1 at LVD which is at 2.1K feet and a very poorly prepped track with similar combo on pump gas and alky.
I would try the higher timing chip with the race gas at lower boost and work your way up as XLR8 suggested.
Unless it's a track rental then I'd try both chips with the extender first.
EGT meter would be helpful too.
Ben up here in CT runs 12.1 at LVD which is at 2.1K feet and a very poorly prepped track with similar combo on pump gas and alky.
I would try the higher timing chip with the race gas at lower boost and work your way up as XLR8 suggested.
Unless it's a track rental then I'd try both chips with the extender first.
EGT meter would be helpful too.
at the very least get a knock sensor, if you can afford it go for a scanmaster, or better yet a laptop based scan tool like direct scan or turbolink.
if you have any knock bring the boost down untill you don't. I usually run about 2 gallons of 91 and 5 or 6 gallons of 110, thats something like 104 i think at up to 20# with no knock (if i have good air) It is possible for high octane to hurt the performance, the higher the octane the less flamable (thats not the word i want) it is, it requires more pressure (boost) to light it, as long as you launch with a few pounds it should be fine, people run 116 octane with no problems, so i'm guessing you woudl be ok
if you have any knock bring the boost down untill you don't. I usually run about 2 gallons of 91 and 5 or 6 gallons of 110, thats something like 104 i think at up to 20# with no knock (if i have good air) It is possible for high octane to hurt the performance, the higher the octane the less flamable (thats not the word i want) it is, it requires more pressure (boost) to light it, as long as you launch with a few pounds it should be fine, people run 116 octane with no problems, so i'm guessing you woudl be ok
