What grade of fuel is used in America?

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What grade of fuel is used in America?

By kapow
- Sun Jan 16, 2011 1:36 pm #233603 What grade of fuel is in America? In Australia we have

Premium Unleaded 98
A 98 RON octane rating premium fuel manufactured to meet Australian Fuel Quality Standards. Note that some pre-1986 vehicles may require an anti-valve seat recession additive.

Premium Unleaded 95
A 95 RON octane rating premium fuel manufactured to meet Australian Fuel Quality Standards. Note that some pre-1986 vehicles may require an anti-valve seat recession additive.

Unleaded 91
A 91/92 RON octane rating regular fuel manufactured to meet Australian Fuel Quality Standards. Some pre-1986 vehicles may require an anti-valve seat recession additive. Note that certain vehicle manufacturers may recommend use of premium fuel, particularly with more recent model cars.

Unleaded E10
Unleaded E10 contains up to 10 percent ethanol blended with Unleaded 91 petrol, manufactured to meet Australian Fuel Quality Standards. Learn more about Unleaded E10.
Most cars built after 1986 are compatible with fuel blended with up to 10% ethanol whereas many pre-1986 vehicles are not. We recommend that you follow your vehicle manufacturer’s advice. The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) website contains a comprehensive list of vehicles capable of operating on ethanol blends up to a maximum of 10% ethanol. If you are unsure about your particular model, you should consult your vehicle’s handbook or manufacturer.

Auto LPG
A clean burning liquified petroleum gas (LPG) manufactured to conform to Australian automotive industry requirements and the Australian Fuel Quality Standards.
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By Carfanatic
- Sun Jan 16, 2011 3:10 pm #233609 In Europe we got:

Unleaded 101 (Only for sale at Fina gas stations)

Unleaded 98 (BP is the best :thumb: )

Unleaded 95

Diesel

Bio-Diesel (Not with all gas stations)

LPG

Electric
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By asianrob
- Sun Jan 16, 2011 4:34 pm #233621 here in Oklahoma (states will cary)

some states still carry 93 octane

here we have 91 ,89, 87.

but we can purchase those 100 and 104 octane at the local aviation place.
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By Flatland_EG
- Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:25 am #233750 We've got about the same here in ND.
87
89 w/ ethanol
91
A few places carry 93
E85 which is 85% ethanol with an octane rating of about 105.(great for turboing because it produces cooler intake temperatures)

There's a few people in my area who have tuned there turbo'd cars to run on E85 with awesome results. One particular car enthusiast is pushing around 1200HP in his turbo'd mustang, all powered by corn. :)
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By kapow
- Mon Jan 17, 2011 12:53 pm #233764 why oh why can't we have the same fuel as the Japanese!!
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By asianrob
- Mon Jan 17, 2011 2:09 pm #233772
EGg OH! wrote:We've got about the same here in ND.
87
89 w/ ethanol
91
A few places carry 93
E85 which is 85% ethanol with an octane rating of about 105.(great for turboing because it produces cooler intake temperatures)

There's a few people in my area who have tuned there turbo'd cars to run on E85 with awesome results. One particular car enthusiast is pushing around 1200HP in his turbo'd mustang, all powered by corn. :)


oh yea E85 and Natural gas is available too here in Tulsa

its rare to find 93 here.
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By Ecc0
- Mon Jan 17, 2011 2:59 pm #233776
Carfanatic wrote:In Europe we got:

Unleaded 101 (Only for sale at Fina gas stations)

Unleaded 98 (BP is the best :thumb: )

Unleaded 95

Diesel

Bio-Diesel (Not with all gas stations)

LPG

Electric


Do you guys not have Shell over there??? they do unleaded 99

And we also have Tesco that do 99 but is like piss watered down but cheap.
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By Flatland_EG
- Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:25 am #233957
kapow wrote:why oh why can't we have the same fuel as the Japanese!!


JDM gas? :D
You could get overnight gas from Japan. :lol:

By deschlong
- Tue Jan 18, 2011 6:18 am #233963 IIRC, the octane rating system AT THE PUMP can differ for different regions or countries. Therefore merely comparing PUMP octane ratings is like comparing apples and oranges: You can do it, but you won't learn anything, and it's a waste of time. You need to make sure you're comparing RON numbers and not MONs or AKIs.
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By OleFolk
- Tue Jan 18, 2011 7:02 am #233970 Yeah Jersey has
93
91
89
87

I believe ive seen 95 once in Ohio somewhere
Also America has bio-willy... so BOOYAHKAHSHAAAHH
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By suspendedHatch
- Thu Jan 20, 2011 2:49 am #234328 91 AKI = 95 RON
US uses AKI. Europe uses RON.

In most places in CA (not the mountain ranges), they sell 87, 89, 91. In high elevations they sell 85, 88, 91. Some places sell 93, and some places sell racing gas at the pump but for a very high price.
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