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Old 05-13-2012, 04:49 PM   #31
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Wow thats an insane amount of great information! Thanks a ton! Maybe I will run a full tank of race gas a see how it feels Also, if you do run race gas even if its only 5 gallons, do you need to get your car tuned for it? Or can you just dump it in and drive?
Please keep in mind the power comes from the boost, and not from the octane. The additional octane is only there to prevent detonation.

No need for re-tuning when adding race fuel. It burns like regular gasoline, because it is regular gasoline - just gasoline with a high octane. However, if you were to (for example) dump methanol into your gas tank, that would require re-tuning.

Just dump it in and drive.
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