Is this something I want to try? My local gas station has "high performance" diesel (49 cetane) - I looked on wikipedia, seems CA and some counties in TX requires it (??) Is this good for my tractor or will I burn it up? I have not looked at the price for it yet. I wouldn't mind paying a little more if I'll actually feel more hp performance...
Tell me about 49 cetane diesel "high performance"
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49 cetane will be good stuff especially if it refined from better crude stock,as opposed to chemical enhancement.
In the Great Lakes region here,Amoco(BP)used to offer "Premier" diesel-50 cetane.
When used in my 6.5 Chevrolet,it started better and had much better throttle response.
At the time-about 2003-it was only 6 cents more per gallon.
Remember-cetane is the opposite of octane.
Higher cetane allows easier ignition and faster burn,while higher octane ignites a little slower with a slower burn.
Not sure if your tractor would see any benefit from it.
Good Luck!
In the Great Lakes region here,Amoco(BP)used to offer "Premier" diesel-50 cetane.
When used in my 6.5 Chevrolet,it started better and had much better throttle response.
At the time-about 2003-it was only 6 cents more per gallon.
Remember-cetane is the opposite of octane.
Higher cetane allows easier ignition and faster burn,while higher octane ignites a little slower with a slower burn.
Not sure if your tractor would see any benefit from it.
Good Luck!
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The higher cetane rating will burn cleaner, you will have faster engine starts as well.
I'll run my tank as close to empty as I can and will buy 10 gallons of the 49 cetane and give it a try. I will report back but since I don't use the tractor that much... it might be a little while. Will just be testing it under mowing conditions that I'm used to.
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Yes, higher Cetane is always a good thing. Totally different thing than octane in gasoline, which is for anti-knock. Cetane in diesel determines its burn effectiveness. Higher cetane diesel burns cleaner and more efficiently. A big plus especially for the newer emission laden diesels. Whether one can actually get better economy out of it, there are too many variables to make bold claims. As a side note.... European specs require 50 cetane diesel at all pumps. That is their "regular' fuel. Does that say something about what we have available here? I think so.
