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A racer I know used to pick fuel by Fiat.
Anything that wouldn't ping in his Fiat was good enough for his race car. At a lot of places 91 would still ping, at some places 87 was good enough.
That was a long time ago before race gas was a common thing but it shows how far off the octane numbers can be.
If you ever de-cat your car, you might figure out a way to get low lead 100 from your local municipal airport.
Anything that wouldn't ping in his Fiat was good enough for his race car. At a lot of places 91 would still ping, at some places 87 was good enough.
That was a long time ago before race gas was a common thing but it shows how far off the octane numbers can be.
If you ever de-cat your car, you might figure out a way to get low lead 100 from your local municipal airport.