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Old 05-20-2015, 04:08 PM
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Going to be firing up a new LS3 motor with cam and headers for the first time. Just going to run a few times before getting it tuned. What is the better fuel to use 93 octane with 10% ethanol or 91 octane ethanol free. These are the choices that are available in my area. Thanks
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Which ever you plan on running.
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Originally Posted by UpstateZ28
Going to be firing up a new LS3 motor with cam and headers for the first time. Just going to run a few times before getting it tuned. What is the better fuel to use 93 octane with 10% ethanol or 91 octane ethanol free. These are the choices that are available in my area. Thanks
It's still 93 octane regardless of ethanol content.
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If low comp ls3 then I would run the 91
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It's a stock compression LS3 with only a camshaft mod internally. So thinking the 91 ethanol free would be a more "stable" gas for now but would you switch to the 93 with ethanol when I do get tuned for better HP potential or would that not matter? Actually the 93 with ethanol is lower priced.
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Originally Posted by UpstateZ28
It's a stock compression LS3 with only a camshaft mod internally. So thinking the 91 ethanol free would be a more "stable" gas for now but would you switch to the 93 with ethanol when I do get tuned for better HP potential or would that not matter? Actually the 93 with ethanol is lower priced.
If the pump is labeled 93 octane that is the lowest octane number thats allowed to come out of the pump. Oxygenated 93 is better than E free 91.



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