Then riddle me this batman.
Why does COBB tuning release specific maps for CA fuel for EVERY car they tune using lower timing values to reduce knock? If the fuels are exaclty the same as you claim then there would be absolutely no reason for this.
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Well I am not Batman. I do though bear a striking resemblance to Christain Bale but I am substantially more ripped. Your claim was that the Anti Knock Index (AKI) was different not that the fuels formula were different. The fuels are different all over the nation and world. In fact almost every state has both a summer and a winter blend that utilize different formulas. This is why fuel is most expensive in the end of spring/beginning of summer as the oil companies are reformulating for the change in season. If they used the winter blend excessive amounts of fuel would evaporate in the higher summer temps. Different mfrs also use their own blends. Is Shell exactly the same as Sunoco? or 76? or Conoco?
If you want an answer for COBB Tuning I suggest you contact them yourself. I searched all over their website and typed in COBB and California but received only a T-shirt under California and "No results" under CARB. It is possible you are lying, that would require a deliberate effort though. More likely you are simply an individual who simply talks out of his ass regardless of his knowledge level thus I can not consider you to be a liar.
Your claim that your car made 15more WHP in Idaho because of superior fuel and is utter nonsense. It is more logical to theorize that the difference in horsepower was due to the different dyno measuring the horsepower.
I dynoed my car as making 314whp on 91AKI in California. Many people are producing less than that in other states and some have produced less on 93AKI running 93 octane maps. Is it because I had substantially different 91AKI? No, it was because I was on a Dynojet and others were on Mustangs, Dynapacks, and other dynos that utilize different formulas to calculate the power, and may or may not be calibrated to the same level as they are owned by different people. Also, the pressure and temp varies day to day. If you have a cold front with associated high surface pressure move through your area in the winter you will produce more power than with a surface Low during the summer months. Every year in Indianapolis there is a phenomenon known as Happy Hour when an Arctic High moves in across the Great Lakes dropping air temps on the surface by up to 15F while the asphalt which takes longer to cool as the Earth is a superior conductor of heat to air stays warm. This results in a vehicle with both max traction and max power! Guess what? The Pole qualifier is almost every year an individual who qualifies during this time. Owners such as Chip Gannassi and Roger Penske lobby very hard to get this time slot.
Also what was the condition of the vehicle each day? If you are running a car that has a new air filter, clutch, spark plugs, and oil the car will be producing more horsepower under like conditions than vehicle in need of a tune up with a slipping clutch. These items must be "controlled" for in order to test the variable of the gasoline.
