Need to know if i can run racing gas?
 

Im going to the track on wednesday night my FD is pretty much stock. I want to know if my car would benifit from having race gas and would it effect my car. Ive never ran race gas before and i just want to know if this is a good and most importantly safe thing for my FD please let me know im going to the track on wednesday..

thanks

The only thing it will really give you is a bit of anti-detonation protection. I use "race gas" for road racing, due to the extended periods of boosting and high temperatures.

If you're bone stock, it's probably a waste of money just for drag racing, but it is a little bit of insurance. Also, make sure you only put in unleaded racing gas, which is usually limited to 100 octane. Leaded gas can ruin your o2 sensor and cat.

and you need special plugs for leaded gas, that are at least 2 heat ranges colder than what you normally run (ex, stock is heat range 7, and 9, so you'd need four 11's for example)

NGK racing 11's

The average readily available unleaded race fuel types (i.e., available at a track from their own pumps) probably won't provide much of a power difference, and their quality would be suspect anyway. However, there are many unleaded race fuels (Sunoco GT104, Powermist RFG, VP, Elf, etc.) that will provide a noticeable power difference, but they are very expensive, and wouldn't be worth it in your application.

having a bridge port, my car LOVES race gas, all of the little quirks go away, it starts right up on the first go and drives more like a street port

the only mod i have done to my car is a full exhuast system. Dp, MP, and PFS exhuast and its boost at 10psi. It has a 10-8-10 boost pattern. Also i just installed some new NGK R spark plugs 2 trailing and 2 leading...so would i benifit from some 95 octane or its it just not worth my money?

95 isn't worth it

I metion 95 cause i know there a gas station near the track that offers 95. But at the track they offer 100 or 101 octane gas not sure if its unleaded. but i would used a leaded gas anyway

i run 100, 104 is the highest you have unleaded

it will kill your o2 and race gas (higher octane) acctualy burns slower it helps with anti det. people run it in order to run higher boost longer without det.

before I got my water injection I ran race gas at the track. With my midpipe I ran 118 octain, with my HFC I ran 100 octain. Since I got water injection I dont have to spend the $8.00 per gallon for race fuel now. Its pretty cool.

But as far as your question, its pretty much what everyone said. If you have a cat use 100 octain or lower.

Before Sunoco GT 100 Octane race fuell all the time, motor's blowin. Now I drive the piss out of my car and have had no problems, crossed fingers.

I was running the anti-det mod but did not feel compfortable with the high EGTs it produced. I am talking 1500 to 1800 degrees hotter. What a can of worms I just opened. :p:

yeah, it feels more solid with 100octane when you nail it, i love it

OK so i don't have a cat I just have DP,MP, and exhuast SO would i benfit from race gas or should i just stay away from it untill i get more modifactions?

it wouldn't hurt, but it isn't worth the extra $$ for only 2 octane points

try it and let us know

well if i could run 100 octane i will i was just saying they had some 95 oct but at the track they offer some higher octane i just don't want to mess up my FD its currently my DD?