How much HP will a turbo motor lose using 87octane gas?
02-04-2009, 05:43 PM
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How much HP will a turbo motor lose using 87octane gas?
I test drove a subaru WRX STi and the power wasn't as I was expecting it to be. I am suspecting that the Subaru might of been fueled up with regular 87octane gas
if so, How much Horsepower did the motor produce with 87 octane fuel??
if so, How much Horsepower did the motor produce with 87 octane fuel??
02-04-2009, 05:46 PM
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1) wrong forum to ask a question about a Scubbie
2) impossible to say what different octane will result in . (hp-wise)
2) impossible to say what different octane will result in . (hp-wise)
02-05-2009, 04:38 AM
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mike.
nice to see you around again.. nothing with what we have right now is able to do what the other ecus do.
use the knock sensor wisely.. even na..
and the roos as i call them have turbo built into the stock ecu..
rx8 not so much...
i would say the power on 87 oct with turbo on an rx8 would be 0. it would not make it that long on a dyno.
beers
nice to see you around again.. nothing with what we have right now is able to do what the other ecus do.
use the knock sensor wisely.. even na..
and the roos as i call them have turbo built into the stock ecu..
rx8 not so much...
i would say the power on 87 oct with turbo on an rx8 would be 0. it would not make it that long on a dyno.
beers
02-05-2009, 08:40 AM
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Read up on what an octane rating actually means... and why cars with high compression need a higher rating...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octane_rating
More or less what everyone is trying to say is that lower octane gas will knock really bad in a high compression engine like that... which is no good for the engine at all. Higher/lower octane rating really doesn't have more or less power, its more a matter of which works best with how the engine is designed to operate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octane_rating
More or less what everyone is trying to say is that lower octane gas will knock really bad in a high compression engine like that... which is no good for the engine at all. Higher/lower octane rating really doesn't have more or less power, its more a matter of which works best with how the engine is designed to operate
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02-05-2009, 11:48 AM
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diesel trains are electric- they use the diesels as generators to drive the electric motors.
that god that wiki was generally correct.i was going to have an aneurism if it was wrong
that god that wiki was generally correct.i was going to have an aneurism if it was wrong
02-05-2009, 11:57 AM
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the REAL questoin is can an old Steam engine REALLY push the DeLorian all the way up to 88 mph...
02-05-2009, 01:13 PM
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The diesel locomotive is electric....
I work on/design locomotives.......... we hate it when you call them trains
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