What is the octane rating of fuel? The octane rating of fuel is an indicator of just one thing: the fuel’s ability to resist detonation or knock. That’s it. The octane number has nothing to do with ...

Powering U.S. combat aircraft to success in World War II required 100-octane fuel. Two Wyoming refineries were part of the effort to ensure U.S. Army and Navy planes would have a ready supply. Now ...

It was at “one minute after sunrise” on Aug. 27, 1955 when a massive explosion at the Standard Oil Refinery in Whiting shook Northwest Indiana and beyond, followed by devastation that would last ...

A driver from Oregon wandering the Midwest recently spotted gas station signage that seemed odd: 100% ethanol-free fuel. See, back in their neck of the woods, there’s no such option, at least to their ...

In the world of performance cars, premium fuel (usually 91 or 93 octane) is often seen as the standard. High-compression engines and turbocharged setups typically demand higher-octane fuel to prevent ...

A large variety of fuel options and prices are available - Bill Ragan/Shutterstock Premium gasoline is for cars. More specifically, it's for a relatively small number of them that have engines with ...

The most-studied 100 octane avgas substitute powered this year's Unlimited Experimental Class winner of the AirVenture Cup. The AirVenture Cup Cross-Country Air Race (AVC) is an amateur open-circuit ...

A group led by global investment giant BlackRock is set to invest $10 billion in the infrastructure of Saudi Aramco’s giant Jafurah unconventional project, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing two ...

Liquid Death, a brand that sells water in beer cans, achieved a $1.4 billion valuation in 2024. WSJ goes inside how it is disrupting the packaged water industry by marketing itself as the ...

Tetraethyl lead (TEL) was a crucial additive in aviation gasoline (100LL) for decades, enabling higher engine performance but posing environmental and health risks. The 2023 EPA endangerment finding ...

The answer is yes: You can mix 87 and 91 octane gasoline without blowing your engine to hell. With that out of the way, let's discuss what mixing different octane fuels does to your engine in terms of ...