I've seen a lot of talk here about how fuel has affected the way a car is driving whether it be or good or bad. With that, of course, there are fuel suggestions. The only suggestions I've seen are pump fuels, but I wanted to enlighten those who don't already know about performance fuel. I'd like to quote a portion of the "Top Gear" column in the September '05 Import Racer magazine:
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Got a tricked out ride? Boost? High compression? Juice? Chances are that puppy isn't running at its best because the pump gas you're filling it with won't cut it. There is a solution. VP's newest family of fuels specifically engineered for high-performance street cars, and in particular, sport compact applications. In four-cylinder or six-cylinder applications or engines equipped with a turbocharger, supercharger or nitrous oxide system (NOS), these oxygenated fuels will generate optimum power and performance. In turbocharged or supercharged applications, Streetblaze fuels allow an increase in boost without fear of detonation. NOS users can also leverage their higher octane ratings to step up to a more powerful nitrous oxide system. These fuels contain no metal compounds and won't harm catalytic converters or oxygen sensors. For more 411 on this stuff check out www.vpracingfuels.com.
I hope this helps those of you who are concerned with fuel affecting the performance of your ride. I made the switch from pump gas and noticed the difference right away.
Look there's no reason anyone needs brute power on the road anyways. That's why they make the stuff for RACING APPLICATIONS. I don't believe anything you said about feeling a difference on the road unless you are implying that you are street racing or something similar. I run pump gas from Shell (93 octane) run anywhere from 7psi to 13 psi of boost and never have had a problem yet. The only reason to have a higher octane fuel in the first place is to reduce knock/pre-detonation none of which I've had a problem with on the street.
So if you like wasting your money more power to you.
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vpracingfuels=It's an advertisement for pete's sake. At close to $3 per gallon that's just what I want to do is add to my cost of driving. If I believed every ad that was thrown in front of me I would,also,believe that a male enhancement pill would improve my golf game and drinking a certain kind of beer would make me want to dance with great danes in my underwear. Or that by simply saying that a certain kind of car is only $30,000 means I can afford it. Come on folks!
Got a tricked out ride? Boost? High compression? Juice? Chances are that puppy isn't running at its best because the pump gas you're filling it with won't cut it. There is a solution. VP's newest family of fuels specifically engineered for high-performance street cars, and in particular, sport compact applications. In four-cylinder or six-cylinder applications or engines equipped with a turbocharger, supercharger or nitrous oxide system (NOS), these oxygenated fuels will generate optimum power and performance. In turbocharged or supercharged applications, Streetblaze fuels allow an increase in boost without fear of detonation. NOS users can also leverage their higher octane ratings to step up to a more powerful nitrous oxide system. These fuels contain no metal compounds and won't harm catalytic converters or oxygen sensors. For more 411 on this stuff check out www.vpracingfuels.com.
There's a craptacular piece of editorializing genius.
I think everyone knows that higher grade octane are better for high performance cars.
However if your street car can't run on pump gas, then maybe it shouldn't be a street car.
Sure if you hit the track or dyno adding a bit of higher octane gas might help you out a bit, but for a person that is just having a bit of fun on the road, or using their car to get them from work and back, race gas should be unnecassary.
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Look there's no reason anyone needs brute power on the road anyways. That's why they make the stuff for RACING APPLICATIONS. I don't believe anything you said about feeling a difference on the road unless you are implying that you are street racing or something similar. I run pump gas from Shell (93 octane) run anywhere from 7psi to 13 psi of boost and never have had a problem yet. The only reason to have a higher octane fuel in the first place is to reduce knock/pre-detonation none of which I've had a problem with on the street.
So if you like wasting your money more power to you.
First of all, I know it's for racing applications. The only racing available in the world is not street racing, however. I've seen plenty of people bring up their races and race situations here, this would be more for them. Also, the difference I've gotten from it isn't only at the races.
I used to have a slight draw back in my acceleration, a sort of sputter if you will. I spent $600+ on repairs at a shop and it didn't help anything, but I changed to this fuel and it quit happening.
Apparently, since you have no interest in what I had to say and obviously don't feel that you would benefit from the fuel, this wasn't put up for you. Go flame someone else.
Pump gas isn't worth the cost anymore.
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