How many of you out there use more then 87 octane on your f-body? (with stock compression) and if so, why?
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How many of you out there use more then 87 octane on your f-body? (with stock compression) and if so, why?
I've always ran 87 octane when just commuting and such... if I went to the track I'd go 93 to be safe. But I don't hammer my cars daily driving either.
-Cheapest octane
-Stock compression (not counting changes due to age and shittyness)
-Because it's the cheapest
Although I haven't had to take it to a gas station in almost a year.
Why 93 on the track?Quote:
Originally Posted by gd1996
What other mods do you have?
93 on the track because that's what gm calls for in the first place I'd guess. That's alot of timing you're giving up for 15 cents a gallon
I use 91 octane. Because car makes more power and runs smoother than say 86 octane and thats what the manual says to use.
Just to be safe... exhaust/intake, nothing crazy. Running a car WOT vs. just cruising at 2-3k rpms is a big difference.Quote:
Originally Posted by camaro2000ss
93 at ALL times. I thought I read some where that cheap octane can fuck up the engine. :think:
Your knock sensors will back off the timing enough to keepQuote:
Originally Posted by SandmanWs7
you safe unless you have their sensitivity turned down for a rough cam or something. It'll just run like a soggy turd though
93 all the time, 94 or 95 if I can find it. If you want your car to run the best with less headaches, then 91 or higher is all you should run. :true:
107 all day everyday
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Originally Posted by wheeliE-maxx
Thats what I thought. :cheers:Quote:
Originally Posted by blackSS01
Any stock/near stock LS1 should be getting nothing but premium.
Certain reasons you would be able to run lower, but not likely many have those mods done.
Why is this thread around again? :lmao:
:cheers:Quote:
Originally Posted by SandmanWs7
Fuel mileage will be worse too
I agree 100%Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Luos
southparkbeatingdeadhorse.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Luos
Because they didn't ask what wheels and tires they can runQuote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Luos
Or what catback sounds the best....Quote:
Originally Posted by GTP231
For the 5th time.
In 4 different forums.
Within a half hour of each other.
Or what exhaust makes the most power :lmao:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Luos
Or "What brand of oil should I use?"Quote:
Originally Posted by blackSS01
Everyone knows that its ROYAL BLUE, duh!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by 67CamaroRSSS
Or Shines-it asking if he should buy every car he sees
And not knowing a single thing about them other than looking real purdy like in pitchersQuote:
Originally Posted by 86 IROC-Z
I want to run Royal Blue :cry2:Quote:
Originally Posted by SandmanWs7
I believe that's TransAmWS6, I only asked about cars, when I was searching for one. I am never asked about advice on my previous 80 T/A thread... I snapped pics because another member a month or so ago asked, forget who. I hope you sees the thread though.Quote:
Originally Posted by 86 IROC-Z
I always run 91 and do it because I can. I'd run 93 if it was still readily available around here.
hey whats M6 stand for?
Manual :wtf:Quote:
Originally Posted by ss~zoso~ss
He's just loling shines
this, you muct use premium, you'll get lifter tap, etc etcQuote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Luos
Black cars are faster than white ones.
93. With the mods done and the tune, no other choice.
oh and m6 will beat a4 no matter what m6 haz more gears so it will be faster do research i know i race for livin and i know
I herd that two 12" subs in the back and a blonde in the front make an LS1 run 2 seconds faster in the 1/4
just like siggy 91 due to lack of 93 close by. with my luck i would drive to hendertucky or north town til i fin 93. i found 2 spots close by with 100 though lol.
i run a 250 dry shot with 87 all day long. stock plugs too, no ecu tune
is that bad?
Bye Bye LS1 :lmao:Quote:
Originally Posted by ss~zoso~ss
Jesus, have you ever tried to convince a high school kid that a 4l60 will be faster ten times out of ten? It's near impossible. Also couldn't convince this ls1 t/a butt brigadier and a three-valve mustang chili holer to buy a stall before getting their donkey dick cams installed. I think the t/a is 2.73 geared as well. Mustang doesn't even have headers... "Cam(s) will make me fast without anything else". Also couldn't convince them to stop being panty wastes and do some of the work themselves.Quote:
Originally Posted by justinmc978
No, perfectly find. I ran my LS1 just like that... But I would mix some gun powder with the gas, ran like a crazy bitch.Quote:
Originally Posted by ss~zoso~ss
I wasn't sure so I asked paul walker and he says "nah you're fine bro"Quote:
Originally Posted by ss~zoso~ss
As long as you have "two of the big ones" of course. The small ones are too high-energy and will make the floor pan fall out of the car
My T-Tops shattered, that's what saved my floor pans...Quote:
Originally Posted by wheeliE-maxx
ahhh.... shit!Quote:
Originally Posted by blackSS01
no wonder i have to start the thing with an APU all the time
I heard that pushing a LS1 off a cliff will make it the fastest ever :lmao: :lol:
My trck is heavier so it will go down the cliff even faster than the almighty ls1 :devil: I was wanting to do it anyway
The reason im asking this is because a person that i know that has been a tech for ford and gm for 35 years (total) is telling me that if i keep running higher then 87 octane, i will have alot of carbon build up on my pistons because the higher the octane the harder it is to burn. Keep in mind this is only with stock compression. What do you guys think about that?. I always run 91 or higher, and i have not had a problem. :look:
That depends. Assuming the top speed of an LS1 is around 150mph, It would take gravity 7~ seconds to accelerate the car to that speed. So the cliff would have to be at least approximately 901.6 feet tall for the car to match it's mechanical top speed with it's falling top speed.Quote:
Originally Posted by blackSS01
jet fuel all day every day. Ma exhaster smells like a good ol fashin saturdey night rapin down on the river ya heer?
I have a question?
what lid should I buy for my 1999 z28 with nothing done to it nor will I even buy a lid, but which one should I act like Im about to buy?
/facepalmQuote:
Originally Posted by wheeliE-maxx
Ignoring air resistance, the acceleration of an object due to gravity is constant, thus any and all objects dropped from the same height will hit the ground at the same time.
yeah, -9.8... Blow me
Da slp lid, but you haz to combine it with the loud mouth kat-back 2 dominate tehh streetzQuote:
Originally Posted by andrew rs
and if ya dont ignore air resistance I would say the camaro hits first because its more aerodynamic...Quote:
Originally Posted by 86 IROC-Z
p.s. inb4 some engineering student proves my calculations in post #48 wrong
That would depend on the orientation of both vehicles compared to one another. If the camaro falls bottom first and the truck falls nose first, the truck will probably be more aerodynamic.Quote:
Originally Posted by andrew rs
:lmao: All hail the meaty LS1 students :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by 86 IROC-Z
idk, those trucks are bricks, but ya I get where your coming from, one could be falling on its side and thus negating my comment on the whole situation at hand.Quote:
Originally Posted by 86 IROC-Z
He is wrong :yup:Quote:
Originally Posted by camaro2000ss
What if I were to kick him in the shin prior to his pushing of the car? This would give me an advantage and negate the aerodynamic advantage the isuck camaro has.Quote:
Originally Posted by andrew rs
You guys are still not posting facts or telling me why, all im getting is, (because i can) :wtf:
Tell me some facts, back it up! :suicide:
We already told you what's up. Read your owners manual, that guy is a fucktard. I bet he would also shit a brick and tell you to run race gas if you informed him of your car's 10.1:1 compression ratio.Quote:
Originally Posted by camaro2000ss
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Originally Posted by 86 IROC-Z
Top speed of an ls1 is 150 if you're a vagina. Or saneQuote:
Originally Posted by 86 IROC-Z
you live in las vegasQuote:
Originally Posted by camaro2000ss
say it under your avatar
I know of one on trop. and jones, where is the other one at?Quote:
Originally Posted by 00z28bubba
Thats wrong, had my car up to 170 (roughly) Needle buried for a min or so.... And reason 93/91 is better is it resists detonation better then 87/89. With our compression, detonation can become a factor. Higher the compression, more of a chance to detonate in simplest of termsQuote:
Originally Posted by wheeliE-maxx
(IB4T spelling/grammar...drinking)
Yea im from vegas, it kinda sucks out here. :coffee:Quote:
Originally Posted by fbod91
You had your car up 170 in a vagina, what a loose bitch... She had to screwed by a horse...Quote:
Originally Posted by blackSS01
top speed of 150 if you're a vagina means pussying out. We've had three of these cars ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by blackSS01
This thread gives me a head ache.
Oh, ok...... drinking has made me fail :loser::suicide:Quote:
Originally Posted by wheeliE-maxx
...and red cars attract more LEO's...Quote:
Originally Posted by gd1996
Loud orange ones piloted by ball cap wearing 16 year olds attract even more attention. However, my truck looks after me. For one, it rarely runs, secondly, it's so fucking slow you'd have to be going downhill for a ticket.
FULL OF WIN :lmao: :lol: :haha:Quote:
Originally Posted by wheeliE-maxx
It actually runs pretty good, when it runs. Would take many late models if I didn't have a diper-striper axle
X2! That was the best post of this thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by blackSS01
Stop it :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by wheeliE-maxx
Have you ever rode in a 4.6 ford, 4.7 dodge, or 4.8 chev? They're even slower, believe me
Ive ridden in a 5.3 Chevy that would murder 99% of 5.3 chev's on this board. I had a lid/exhaust and he damn near beat me, fucker was crazy for a stock truck.Quote:
Originally Posted by wheeliE-maxx
(IB4T I need driver mod :lol:)
I mean like a crew cab on 20's with 3.23's and the baby motors mentioned above :lmao: Tall gears and a dickless motor that loves to rev in a heavy truck. Compared to my stock 300 ft/lb at 2400rpm peak in a 3700 or so pound truck with 3.73's and 28" tires. Ok, officially killed the funny. Sorry
Oh, and you need driver mod, like BAD :) That's a mid-high 15 second truck at best stock. At best meaning a rc/sb 3.73, g80, 2wd truck.
You car needs a driver mod, asap.Quote:
Originally Posted by blackSS01
Two gear race and I hit 3rd hard enough to hit the low trac light :yup: No driver mod needed = 2nd/3rd gear! That truck was a monster for a stock truck :true: Obviously the more gears I went through, the worse I would have pulled but he had taken many a vehicle while he owned it :devil: Now he has a dynoed 640hp 1XXX tq duramax and a 6XXhp 7XXtq 69 Camaro :yay:
According to a Road and Track mag article fuel milage and octane rating have nothing to do with each other. If your vehicle is suppose to take 91 octane fuel and you put a lower grade of fuel it wont affect fuel mileage only horsepower.
lowest i can run is 91 with the tune i have...
But would it be OK to run 87 octane if you installed...
Weapon X Sparkplugs?!?!?!
Hey man, those were banned by the government because of how big an advantage they gave, can't talk about them on this forum.Quote:
Originally Posted by CJREX
no. If a car isn't tuned for premium you won't gain anything. But if it's tuned for premium and has to pull out timing for the lower octane gas you will lose mileage.Quote:
Originally Posted by slimss
I don't know that I would call him a fucktard.Quote:
Originally Posted by wheeliE-maxx
Just someone that isn't up on the advantages of aluminum motors.
I run 11:1.
91 octane.
31 degrees of timing. (altitude allows for a few extra)
This is how it works.
Only use what you need too. If your car runs fine and DOES NOT ping on 85 octane...use that. If it does, go to mid-grade.
But if the knock sensors detect pinging they add knock retard and you shouldn't be able to notice pinging. So you'll cut power and mileage
lulz at thread turning srs
Jet Fuel
None of u fuckers is gonna beat me now, look what just arrived at my house
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i see what you did there...Quote:
Originally Posted by 86 IROC-Z
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q...oflbrothel.gif
Got one of these for my truck |>(__) (poor attempt at a bomb). To blowit up.
we dont have anything higher than 91 here :(
That's cuz we get gas from Cali.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ramairgod84
OTOH, there are stations that sell 100 octane no lead. It ain't cheap though. At Love's over by Firebird they also sell 108 leaded. Both cost $7/gal.
Yep, 91 is what we get here. That's what I use.
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Originally Posted by Mr. Luos
Thats not stock compression!!!, Thats why you have to use 91 on a 11:1
Damn Spaz and IROC....those posts cracked me up :lmao:
for 93 or 100? the 100 ive spotted is right by the track and the other is charleston and lamb. 93 i couldnt tell you but i know i would have wasted a lot of money just going back and forth across town with my luck.Quote:
Originally Posted by camaro2000ss
I don't recall saying it was....Quote:
Originally Posted by camaro2000ss
You should run NOTHING but premium in these cars....AT stock compression.