I've seen low 100s. What's the highest out there? And where can you buy these really high octane fuels?
2007-11-15 01:34:48 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
101LL (101 Low Lead) widely used in piston-powered "General Aviation" such as Cessnas, Mooneys, Beechcraft, just to name a few
2007-11-15 01:48:21 · answer #1 · answered by Paul A 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Aviation grade fuels used to be available with octane ratings as high as 150. The best you can get at most airports anymore is 100 octane.
2007-11-15 10:24:56 · answer #2 · answered by JetDoc 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
US and european ratings are different. European fuel is generally of a higher quality than the stuff sold in the US so US cars run a higher octane rating but produce less power.
The lowest you can buy in the UK is 95 (standard) 98 and 99 are available.
2007-11-15 09:52:57 · answer #3 · answered by bully 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I've actually heard of 180 octane for motorcycle drag racing even though regular 87 gives you more horsepower.
2007-11-15 09:51:49 · answer #4 · answered by metb12 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
94. Less than 15% of all cars on the road benefit from higher than 87 octane (nor is it recommended by the manufacturers).
2007-11-15 09:43:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Race gas available at drag strips is up around 115-120 as is E100 ethanol . Purple avgas or "aviation gas" can be as high as 145.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_gasoline
2007-11-15 09:42:23 · answer #6 · answered by paul h 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
torque - O - racing fuel - - - - - - - - - 115 octane
vp racing fuel - - 118+ octane
2007-11-15 09:49:49 · answer #7 · answered by pablo35escobar 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋