NO GAS AVAILABLE!!!, What to do when there is no 93 octane!?! Options

[easternpiro1]

Hey guys, i guess im in an interesting dilemma. many areas in the south east are stricken with a CRAZY gas shortage! long lines, NUMEROUS fuel stations out of gas. all because of speculation and panic.

it struck me the other day while i was contributing my share to the panic when i was getting gas that there was ONLY 87 octane available...

I got teh thinking

1. Im getting my 3s back soon and anything less than 93 octane is a BIG NO NO

2. what the @%&@ am i going to do?

3. will octane booster work?


I got the answer to #3 and i cant say im a big fan of it (VERY bad idea to do). a friend of mine has a audi awd (a4 ithink) tuned to hit 500whp on race gas and around 400ish whp without. he told me about some interesting chemicals rated at about 114 octane that can be found in the paint section of home depot. he also said alot of guys use it when they go to the track and can be mixed with 93 octane (maybe lower) fuel. its name brand is xeylol but the chemical names are xeylene and toulene i couldnt find it when i looked in wikipedia (misspelled?)

but anyway, can you guys offer some suggestions?

[phattyduck]

I've run my gen3 3s-gte on California 91 octane for 10k+ miles at 14psi of boost. It hesitates a bit here and there (knock sensor controling timing), but it hasn't thrown any codes for that. When I go to the track, I put in some 100 octane to get it up to the 94/95 octane range and it runs great at 17psi, just under boost cut.

-Charlie

PS. GEpower, octane is rated differently in the US than most other coutries. Our 93 octane is pretty similar to your 98 octane. Some places in the US only get 91 octane max though, which can cause problems with JDM motors.