101 Octane gas station? will our cars blow up? :)

[Teseo]

Up to 93 oct is waste money

[Impureclient]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

101. There is a station near my trailer that has it. Cost you $5 a liter though.
Waste of money unless you are tuned to use it.

Do they sell liter-a-cola in Canada?

[StraightOuttaCanadaEh]

Originally Posted by Impureclient

Do they sell liter-a-cola in Canada?

No, only liter-o-maple syrup

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Impureclient

Do they sell liter-a-cola in Canada?

Yep

[WolfpackS2k]

Originally Posted by rendyr

Well, probably our cars will not blow up, but I did not risk it at 101 octane

Buuuut, I "installed" 94 octane and my 2017 '86 feels so smooth...I hope I don't get addicted to $5+ / gal gas

Would anything bad happen at 101 octane?

(this gas station in Sunol, CA - SF Bay Area)

Considering that higher octane content makes gasoline less explosive and LESS likely to ignite, no I don't think you'd have problems blowing up

BTW premium 93 octane over here is $3.08/gal at the local Shell, and $2.83 at Sam's Club. LMAO at $4.99

[rendyr]

Ha...yep...looking at that octane map I posted a few posts ago, I am lucky to find any 93 anywhere in the western states....then once back East, tons of places.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k

Considering that higher octane content makes gasoline less explosive and LESS likely to ignite, no I don't think you'd have problems blowing up

BTW premium 93 octane over here is $3.08/gal at the local Shell, and $2.83 at Sam's Club. LMAO at $4.99

I would love to only pay $4.99 for 93. Paying $3.08 isn't even something to dream about here since the cheapest regular is around $3.50.

[strat61caster]

Originally Posted by PetrolioBenzina

650 miles from here to that gas station one way. How the heck do you have that in CA?

There's usually one or two gas stations per county in California that stock ~100 octane, dunno why or how but it's been that way my whole life. Even in the big cities, easier to find out in the Central valley, a few counties ignore California emissions laws entirely and don't require any inspections or nothin.

Racetracks also stock 100 octane (I've used Laguna Seca and Thunderhills pumps myself) but expensive as fuck, iirc Laguna charges like $8-$10/gallon for the 100 octane, and that was years ago, not the current spike we have now.

Like others have said, not much point in going over 93 on this car unless you're tuned and/or boosted, a few extra points for knock protection is nice if you're hitting the track but I wouldn't waste too much money on it.

[stranger things]

This is funny. Supreme, Extra Supreme, and Ultra Supreme? I like how the 98 octane is just an upside down 86 sticker. :p

[PetrolioBenzina]

Originally Posted by strat61caster

Like others have said, not much point in going over 93 on this car unless you're tuned and/or boosted, a few extra points for knock protection is nice if you're hitting the track but I wouldn't waste too much money on it.

My answer to this is always why not and because!

[strat61caster]

Originally Posted by PetrolioBenzina

My answer to this is always why not and because!

fwiw the only octane test I've seen on a 2017 BRZ by CSG_Mike and it made no difference.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...1&postcount=49

[Is Always Angry]

Originally Posted by BirdTRD

What's also confusing is the name vs octane. It would make more sense to me if it went: Regular 87, Supreme 94, Extra Supreme 96, Ultra Supreme 98 then Racing 101. But hey, what do I know, I live on the right coast.

So, uh, left coast best coast?

[PetrolioBenzina]

Originally Posted by strat61caster

fwiw the only octane test I've seen on a 2017 BRZ by CSG_Mike and it made no difference.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...1&postcount=49

Any E85 comparisons out there?

[strat61caster]

Originally Posted by PetrolioBenzina

Any E85 comparisons out there?

Yes.