30mpg in a GT ! Who needs a Ecoboost ?

[RaceRedder]

Higher equivalent octane values across the board ? The regular / minimum we have is the highest that station has and our super can go much higher than that depending on country. When you bring yours over eventually it'll love the stuff. Would be interesting to dyno it both sides.

Why do you think Europe has higher equivalent octane?

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[Decio]

Why do you think Europe has higher equivalent octane?

They have the metric system.

 

[RaceRedder]

Europe uses the ron system ... Instead of the average of ron+mon you can convert between the two measurements and Europe has been 95 and 102 ron depending on country

Still not an answer to my question.

 

[Zengineer]

If you drive in a way that gets 30 mpg from a V8 you may as well get an Ecoboost...or maybe a Corolla.

 

[Radiant]

Higher equivalent octane values across the board ?

The USA uses a different method for calculating octane value than the rest of the world. The 98-octane fuel in the EU is identical to the 93-octane "Premium" fuel in USA pumps.

 

[Zig]

The USA uses a different method for calculating octane value than the rest of the world. The 98-octane fuel in the EU is identical to the 93-octane "Premium" fuel in USA pumps.

But why the underpowered exports? As in when exported to eu power goes down?

 

[Radiant]

But why the underpowered exports?

European emissions compliance.

 

[Zig]

European emissions compliance.

But if they have better gas shouldn’t they have more not less, shouldn’t the tune go the other way? Up not down?

 

[Radiant]

But if they have better gas shouldn’t they have more not less, shouldn’t the tune go the other way? Up not down?

They don't have "better" gas. There's no difference between EU 98 and US 93.

They do have stricter emissions requirements, which require de-tuning the engine to produce less power.

 

[Karguy]

Keith was probably talking about better fuel in europe as they put not as much of the alcohol crap in it…Which is cheaper and gives less mpg…Go to mexico where Pemex did or still does not allow ethanol in their fuel…You could drive faster and still got more mpg because the non alcohol stretched fuel contains more BTUs…as in energy like our cheaper to produce crap that often made my LS or LT engines ping…My Hemi does not ping because it has 2 spark plugs per cylinder for probably that reason !

 

[Zig]

This post will self destruct in 12 hours.

Too much octane - the post didn’t go boom

 

[area5179]

the best i can muster in my 24 GT is 18.5mpg on 93. I was getting 19mpg in my Jeep Gladiator so for almost the same mpg I get 2 more cylinders' and almost 200 HP. Win/Win in my book!

 

[Rocket Man]

Wait....Karguy got banned? How did I miss this and what did he say this time?

 

[Billycar11]

Wait....Karguy got banned? How did I miss this and what did he say this time?

lol
we listened to him
we saw his hopes and dreams of the 5.8 lying on the ground
it was time for him to say goodbye to the horses
pun intended lol

 

[Rocket Man]

LOL...which thread got him busted?

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