Would someone please correct me if I'm wrong here. This is what I've gathered from what I've read in regards to higher-octane feul.
If I’m not mistaken, I do not believe that higher octane fuel alone creates much in the way of RWHP… Again, someone please correct me if I’m wrong here, but I believe that higher octane fuel is used primarily as a precautionary measure more than anything else. As far as I know, the only thing that using a higher octane fuel will do is lessen the likeliness of detonation occurring (higher octane rating = slower burn rate = less detonation).
Therefore, in the case of forced induction engines, the increase in RWHP most often associated with higher octane fuels doesn’t necessarily come from the fuel itself, but from the fact that you can run higher boost levels with a higher octane fuel than you could with a lower octane fuel. So, an increase in the boost level, not necessarily the fuel itself, is responsible for any dramatic increases in RWHP.
Likewise, in the case of naturally aspirated engines, higher octane fuel only helps to prevent detonation and offers very little in terms of increased RWHP.
If I’m not mistaken, I do not believe that higher octane fuel alone creates much in the way of RWHP… Again, someone please correct me if I’m wrong here, but I believe that higher octane fuel is used primarily as a precautionary measure more than anything else. As far as I know, the only thing that using a higher octane fuel will do is lessen the likeliness of detonation occurring (higher octane rating = slower burn rate = less detonation).
Therefore, in the case of forced induction engines, the increase in RWHP most often associated with higher octane fuels doesn’t necessarily come from the fuel itself, but from the fact that you can run higher boost levels with a higher octane fuel than you could with a lower octane fuel. So, an increase in the boost level, not necessarily the fuel itself, is responsible for any dramatic increases in RWHP.
Likewise, in the case of naturally aspirated engines, higher octane fuel only helps to prevent detonation and offers very little in terms of increased RWHP.
