gmilian

I went to Sears Point Raceway yesterday, for the motorcycle races and they have a 76 gas station there. They had competition 110 octane leaded gas. I'm just curious whats the difference between leaded and unleaded. The highest unleaded octane they had was 100, I think. That cost $4 something, and the 110 octane cost $7 something.

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Not a cl-s owner just yet...but soon enough

Bravo1

Leaded gasoline is higher octane.. I think the lead actually is the octane boost. But I thought it had been banned for road use... atleast in the USA.

Problem with it. It had some health side effects... as lead pretty much is a poison.

Also if you are using a catalytic converter... the leaded fuel will end up causing trouble and ruining the cat.

Besides that I can't really think of much else. I know I used 95 Octane leaded fuel a couple of years ago.... hehe but not in this country.

vuduvida

Here's an article with more info. Don't use leaded gas in the CL (or any new car).

http://vintagecars.about.com/autos/v...y/aa020798.htm

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'01 Blk/Blk CL-S, H&R OE Sport springs

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VXCL

well i know in the manual it says even the slightest bit of leaded gas will ruin ur cat or something like that.

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HellaWhat

Ever wonder why Japanese cars in Japan post such good times and HP rating and etc.? Their gas is still leaded.

Wyle E. Coyote

I believe the U.S. regulated the car industry to begin using cat converters in 1973. If I recall correctly, leaded gas was banned from street use (for all cars) in the early-1980's.

If you run leaded gas in a car with a cat converter, it WILL cause MAJOR damage. Leaded fuel does not burn clean enough and cannot endure the amount of back-pressure a cat converter produces.

Motorcycles don't have cat converters.


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2001 Acura 3.2CL Type-S
Satin Silver/Ebony
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