09-20-2017, 07:00 PM | #1 |
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93/e30 Pump fuel
93 octane fuel is difficult to come by here in Kansas. I discovered this today at a station across town. I'm aware that this is lower octane gas mixed with E85 to bump the octane, but is it safe for our cars? I don't run a tune, and have a track day coming up soon. Searches seem to indicate that my injectors won't keep up without a tune or LPFP. Would really appreciate some input on the safety, and potential benefit of trying this really cheap "93 octane" gas. I'm expecting some solid reasons why I should steer clear....
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07-10-2020, 09:05 AM | #4 |
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IIRC std tune/hardware should cope with ~ e20 content w/o issue. From you photo, my read is that yr local pump gas goes from 87/e10 thru to 93/e30, such that gas is a low octane base product blended with added ethanol to bump up the octane. The higher the eXX blend, the higher the octane. I'd run the 91/e20 initially as I think you might struggle with an e30 blend.... Here in the UK, we have SVP fuel [99RON (AKI 95.5-96.5) with e5]. I've add ethanol 1.5-2 imp gallons to a full tank to get a ~e20 blend to boost octane and the car works really well on BM3 OTS racegas & e30 tune as SVP (base product) here has higher octane and less ethanol content as the starting point. HTH, BP
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I will be running a 30+% mix of E85 and Pump 93 on my Stg3 BM3 M2C.
I Also have 1 step colder plugs.. Your engine will run a little cooler and of course its great insurance against the engine pulling timing, boost...
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