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Originally Posted by ChadEberly
why is that is it because it doesnt have high enough compression to burn all the fuel right?
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Yeah..You got part of it right. The higher the octane # the slower that fuel burns and the more resistant it will be to detonation. Compression, timing, temperatures, load etc etc all play a part in what kinda fuel you are able to run without detonation.
Running 100+ octane fuel in a motor thats tuned for/runs fine on 87 is pretty much pissing your money down the toilet. Using a power adder like nitrous or boost changes what kind of octane you should be running...but intakes and exhausts normally wont.
Like you said it wont burn the fuel efficiently which at worst is crappy performance/mileage. Its not gonna hurt anything but if you like throwing money away...Ive got an account you can wire it to.
I know a few guys on here say they feel a power difference between 87 and 91/93 but I dont, so I use 87. Its your perogative in the end I guess.