Originally posted by BostonNSX:
100 Octane?
I never seen it available in any gas stations I saw...
where is it available?
I get it at the spur gas station located on hercules ave clearwater fl.it is pricey though huh smoore.its like 4.50 a gallon but if you spray its a heck of alot better then octane booster or if you are supercharged.I received replys on this topic from x-factor that running the high octane is a waste of money on a n/a motor BUT (me not xfactor talking) not if you have replaced your stock ecu with a stand alone fuel management box like aems.
it sees boost no tricking the ecu
it has multible built in templates to build maps for adjusting to:
i/h/e performance
it allows you to set your ecu (aem) to dial in octane rating for best performance
set up your a/f ratio for whatevr boost level you run
set up your nitrous for amount sprayed, built in nos control like a progresive nos controller as not to go from cruise to nose bleed and control detonation
interfaces with a laptop realtime.
SO you could take the car to a good tuner and have them dyno it with the stock ecu then tune the new aem unit for all the above,create (this is what i love)multible maps
one for everyday driving your timing is not retarded and car runs perfect but suddenly you see a need for speed.pop the laptop out punch a hotkey macro that changes your map to nitrous mode retards timing adjusts a/f and away you go.same scenerio for boost.after your done hotkey back to normal driving.this will do away with the problems of driving a car that is set up to spray a large shot..as you drive normal far more then on the nos you dont have to cruise around town in a car optimized to run the big shot of nos.retarded timing while not spraying for instance.yes you can have it all for a mere 1200 bucks and having a tuner set up the initial maps.I would not try to tune it out of the box myself.I have tested the software that comes with the unit.they were kind enough to provide me with the full blown copy.with that all said thier are instances when you can benefit from high octane if you have the firmware software to make it work.and considering what we pay for our bolt ons 1200 is a bargain even for an n/a car and a must for those running nos or sc.I know I will get some flak from my tuning methodology.but as you see over and over again there are alot of conflicting viewpoints on nos wet or dry. boost which unit is better.and as for the ecu the concensus is dont mess with it.I disagree.but its my ride and well if I break it with my tuning I will fix it.sorry for the long post but thought I should explain the advantage of custom tuning not just for s/c.this methodology I believe would be awesome for those wanting to run nitrous and a turbo or s/c regardless of what most advocate.xfactor did indicate to me they thought the aem unit was overkill for anyone running less then a 150 shot.I need the unit to(attempt pushing 450 to the rear wheels and do it safely for under 5000
1200 for the ecu replacement unit
1000 for pro tuning of the unit
1000 bucks for the best nos kit
1000 for a very small laptop
uncertain as yet about going copper head gasket.decking,sleeving and custom pistons.here the price goes up.but I think 425 to the rears with stock internals could be achieved with this unit and progresive nitrous to save the motor from sudden shock.
fyi with the sos dvd pod jacked into the laptop video output you would get live sensor updates warnings realtime and you could run a mouse out from wherever the laptop is and change maps with mouse clicks(macros setup like single left click street,right click nos double left click nos and s/c or turbo
this is not science fiction..let the flames begin
hopefully not in my engine bay!
best regards david
AND no this is not concocted from watching the dreadfull F&F movie.just lots of late nights toying around..hey thats what engineers do
