Monday, March 21, 2011

quick about octane

i get a few questions like these, and i just want to clear a few things up. il be as informative as i know.


 octane, as i said before, is the resistance to ignite. so this means the higher the octane the later in the piston's cycle it will ignite...so more compression is possible, and this means better performance, and power produced.

so for an engine, perhaps lower octane is more practical, but if you want anymore power without breaking the bank, higher octane will have to do.
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16 comments:

  1. NotAWhiteKnight:blogMarch 21, 2011 at 2:39 PM

    always wondered what octane meant.
    thanks man

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  2. AForceNinjaMarch 21, 2011 at 2:43 PM

    i didnt know it affected its resistance to ignite. thx

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  3. AnonymousMarch 21, 2011 at 2:44 PM

    now i know what octane is :D

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  4. AnonymousMarch 21, 2011 at 2:59 PM

    i didn't know that =\ thanks for putting it out simply =)

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  5. UnknownMarch 21, 2011 at 3:01 PM

    Where is the octane stored?

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  6. AndersMarch 21, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    Awesome that you could explain that in so few lines. Never really understood that.

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  7. BenjiMarch 21, 2011 at 3:54 PM

    I didnt understand that post... ima read it again tomorrow to see.. so i'll follow.. follow me too ?

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  8. Fix PC Games AdminMarch 21, 2011 at 4:09 PM

    everady I learn something new :D

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  9. i March 21, 2011 at 4:26 PM

    Cool. What does the octane number represent?

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  10. Joel C AnatoliMarch 21, 2011 at 10:31 PM

    I never thought about octane before. I'm glad I found your blog. You got a new follower!

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  11. PatresMarch 22, 2011 at 1:21 AM

    American fuel is as low as 85 octane while here in europe it can go to 98 octane...

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  12. BeefyWellingtonMarch 22, 2011 at 9:00 AM

    Thank God a blog about car stuff!! Gonna read daily until I learn it all!

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  13. DoomsdayMarch 22, 2011 at 12:13 PM

    Ah thx, now i know what the numbers 95, 98 etc on our fuel mean.

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  14. Bryant AMarch 22, 2011 at 12:37 PM

    Yea i had a turbo miata that needed at least 91 octane fuel in it or else it would detonate.

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  15. PawtMarch 22, 2011 at 2:35 PM

    Interesting. I never knew that's what octane refers to. Following!

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  16. FSU_MarkMarch 23, 2011 at 7:14 AM

    Thanks for the info. Learned something new today.

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