10-15-2013, 03:30 AM
A small point here; higher pressure can be achieved by shoving in more air and fuel (super charger/turbo charger) or having the pistol compress the volume more. In any event you are getting a higher compression ratio since the math does not really care how you do it. The higher octane rating means the fuel is harder to ignite and when you compress a volume of fuel and air you create a lot of heat which can cause fuel to burn long before you want it to. The fuel its' self does not contain more energy. For that you would have to move to diesel.
So I follow your logic on why you want to say octane is power it is inaccurate as higher octane means less destruction of the motor since you won't get pre-ignition or pinging. Following that logic I could say water=power and they will use water injection on some super/turbo charged engines so they can create more power without blowing up. turbo=faster could more accurately be stated as turbo=quicker, in any event I think you are on thicker ice with that statement.
So I follow your logic on why you want to say octane is power it is inaccurate as higher octane means less destruction of the motor since you won't get pre-ignition or pinging. Following that logic I could say water=power and they will use water injection on some super/turbo charged engines so they can create more power without blowing up. turbo=faster could more accurately be stated as turbo=quicker, in any event I think you are on thicker ice with that statement.