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352 sbf, AFR cyl. heads, 10.9 to 1 C.R., 34* locked timing, flattop pistons, 252/260 @ .050, 4700 stall, mix race gas with pump gas. Bracket car, no street time. Is 97 octane enough for this combination?
 
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In my opinion, yes. However, real world testing is the only way to know for sure. Take care. Tom Worthington


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...real world testing is the only way to know for sure.

At the risk of exposing my ignorance, how does one test for detonation with open headers and no knock sensor with accompanying software?


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At almost 11to1 and that short of cam cylinder pressure will need 110 octane to be safe. Detonation can be found by close spark plug inspection.


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...real world testing is the only way to know for sure.

At the risk of exposing my ignorance, how does one test for detonation with open headers and no knock sensor with accompanying software?


I listen (I have mufflers) and I inspect plug condition. Oddly enough, I have heard slight detonation in the past, but the plugs still came out looking fine. Take care. Tom Worthington


If it seems that bracket racing has gotten too expensive for you, maybe you are just doing it wrong.
 
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97 is bare minimum, maybe! I'd run 104 or so to be safe. You didn't list the cam LSA either so it's a ballpark number.
 
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If it’s a bracket only car with no street time why mix race gas with pump gas? Why not just run the race gas? What are you looking to accomplish or gain by mixing?
 
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What are you looking to accomplish or gain by mixing?

I'm thinking 2$/gal vs 6$/gal. But I could be wrong


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bracket car on gas uses very little,from what I hear.So why not just run race gas and not risk hurting something just to save few bucks.What does a new piston and set of rings cost if you detonate it to point of breaking something?




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10.9-1 compression, flat top, aluminum head should be okay on 97 octane fuel with that cam. Cold air intake, and reasonable coolant temps, 160 - 170 degrees max would add a little insurance. worst case scenario you may have to cut 1 or 2 degrees of timing, and I bet you won't lose any ET.
 
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Any small airports nearby? Av Gas works great and it's in the $4.50 a gallon range. Plenty of octane and always good quality.
 
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Put methanol in it. Plenty of octane, just as cheap as what you are doing and will be quicker. Problem solved. LOL

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How about running a cranking compression test? The point is to know how much cylinder pressure you have. Lots of variables like cam duration, LSA, combustion chamber, etc., can have an effect. A rule of thumb as it applies to street engines might help here. When using 93 octane fuel, 200 psi cranking compression should be the max target, with 190 psi as the lower limit. For every octane number less than 93, compression pressure needs to be about 5 psi less to avoid detonation.

Do a compression test to get your psi number, and you should be able to use that formula to figure close to the octane required.
 
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Put methanol in it. Plenty of octane, just as cheap as what you are doing and will be quicker. Problem solved. LOL

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How about running a cranking compression test? The point is to know how much cylinder pressure you have. Lots of variables like cam duration, LSA, combustion chamber, etc., can have an effect. A rule of thumb as it applies to street engines might help here. When using 93 octane fuel, 200 psi cranking compression should be the max target, with 190 psi as the lower limit. For every octane number less than 93, compression pressure needs to be about 5 psi less to avoid detonation.

Cranking was 180 with a cold engine.
 
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VERY similar combination as mine, but I'm at 427" (SBF). 10.72:1 actual. Cranks 185 psi cold. 93 octane, runs perfect, zero sign of detonation but you better be on top of the tune. It's done all the time on SBF stuff; particularly 408's. If I had to do it over again, I'd run it on methanol but this is a street driver that I actually drive sometimes so methanol is out. EFI too and that helps. With the timing locked at 34, you may find that with a hot engine at low speed, it might want to rattle-which is hard on the crank & block from experience). On a standard production 351w block, there is good chance to blow the main webbing right out of the block; that is their weak point. The crankshaft can break too but that's not nearly as common. On a 8.2 deck production block, the block itself has a tendency to bust down the lifter valley, basically split in half--and many times due to detonation and RPM (or combination of the two). Turbo/supercharged/nitrous guys are well aware of it. Pic is a 351w C9 block which is supposed to be stronger than any of the other 351w blocks, that engine made maybe 600hp but it was rattled one too many times.

 
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I agree with checking cranking compression . At 185 you should be fine with 93 pump gas My motor is 11.96 to 1 and i mix 93 with 110 50/50 cranking at 205 PSI
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How about running a cranking compression test? The point is to know how much cylinder pressure you have. Lots of variables like cam duration, LSA, combustion chamber, etc., can have an effect. A rule of thumb as it applies to street engines might help here. When using 93 octane fuel, 200 psi cranking compression should be the max target, with 190 psi as the lower limit. For every octane number less than 93, compression pressure needs to be about 5 psi less to avoid detonation.

Do a compression test to get your psi number, and you should be able to use that formula to figure close to the octane required.
 
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