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The octane rating in nascar is now 98 unleaded. It was a very short time ago 112 leaded. The reason for the change is simply they wanted to go "greener" by changing the fuel to unleaded for enviromental reasons. Please check out my YouTube videos on racing fuels for further info. my youtube id user name is TheFuelTech.
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Indy Racing League cars use what fuel and what makes it different from the fuel used in Nascar and Formula One cars?
Indycars and F1 cars use alcohol-based fuels. NASCAR uses high-octane gasolines.
What is the octane rating of methanol?
The octane rating of methanol depends on the octane rating scale measurement type used, n-Heptane is the zero point of the octane rating scale then the octane rating of methanol is 115
What octane is kerosene?
It has no octane rating.
How much octane rating of the gasoline?
There are many different grades of gasoline, each with a different octane rating. Early gasoline had very low octane in many cases, from the 1920s to the 1970s octane rating was improved by adding a highly poisonous chemical called tetraethyl lead and ranged from about 90 to 110 octane, most modern cars can run on 87 octane unleaded (now considered "regular" grade gasoline), "premium" grade gasoline is around 90 to 92 octane unleaded, airplane gasoline is typically 130 octane leaded.
Increase branching of a hydrcarbon has what effect on its octane rating?
Increasing branching increases octane rating.
Are there lights on NASCAR cars?
No. Nascar cars do not have headlights.
What does incorrect fuel mean?
all cars today run on unleaded gasoline. however older cars(60's -70's) some ran on leaded or unleaded. even so , some cars today cannot run on regular gas which has a lower octane rating. some need to run on premium gas , which has a higher octane rating.....
What does octane mean?
Octane rating is the resistance to burning. For example (not real number) a gas with an octane rating of 50 will burn at 100 degrees Fahrenheit whereas a gas with an octane rating of 100 will burn at 200 degrees Fahrenheit. Higher the octane number the harder it is to burn.
What octane rating is used in the 1998 Ford Explorer?
87 octane
What is the Octane rating for a 2009 buick lucerne v6?
87 octane
What is the recommended octane rating for the 1998 Ford Explorer?
87 octane
Do cars burn pentane or octane?
Mostly octane.
