I think i have a lemon z28
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New plugs, wires, oil, clean your intake/replace it if it's not K&N, I hope your using 93 octane? If you do all of these things and it's still a turd and you dont have the money to look into it more, trade it in to a dealership lol. Stock LS1 cars should run anywhere between 13.0 and 13.6 stock.
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Where I'm at, 91 isn't even available...93 is the only choice. Curious why you think 91 gives better performance?
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If your setup produces 0 KR on 91 octane, then there is absolutely no benefit to using 93.
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it's not the fuel that's causing this however. It's cos I'm running out.
nice insight tho rpm, hadn't thought of that. We only have 87,89, and 93 here though.
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So people who say, "well I used 100 octane, racing gas on my car, that made it faster. Or I used Jet fuel, 110 octane...it was a lot quicker" That's not true? I always did kind of doubt it.
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On the other hand, if their setup allows full ideal timing advance with 0 detonation/KR on 93 or even 91, then using 100 or 110 will actually reduce power output and gas mileage.
The higher the octane, the more resistance to detonation and the slower the burn. Lower octane will combust more easily and burn faster, thus making more power so long as it doesn't detonate.
There is a lot of misunderstanding in the world in regards to octane and what it does. More octane does not automatically equal more power, more octane equals more resistance to detonation.
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op, have you done a compression test? on a cold start, check your radiator and see if any bubbles come out. When idle, does it smell like fuel all over the place? Any smoke from exhaust? ses lights??