would higher octane help?

[stewpedassle]

first thnx for all the invaluable advice i always receive, i am mech, sloowi have 49cc hs 4 stroke the question is would premium be better than 87 octane or any of octane boosters help w engine performance or worse for it any thought input appreciated

 

[Keeponkeepnon]

Higher octane fuel burns slower, less explosive, so less power. It helps if you have a high compression engine that needs a slower burn to keep it from detonating. So unless you have increased your compression, no it will not help.

 

[stewpedassle]

TY for input as i xpl i am mechanicly stuuupid. i appreciate not just simple y/n but detailed xplanation

 

[The_Aleman]

A Huasheng 4-stroke has 7.4:1 compression according to specs. That's definitely too low to take advantage of high octane fuel.
Only thing high octane fuel would do is maybe make your engine slightly harder to start.

If you want something that helps, add a little bit of upper cylinder lubricant to the fuel from time to time. An ounce of Redline, Lucas, or Marvel or the like.

 

[stewpedassle]

preciate the pointers guys, good thing the advice is free because i couldnt put a price on it thnx guys