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Old 03-06-2012, 08:36 PM   #13 (permalink)
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If you're able to fiddle with valve timing, I'm pretty sure you can use the valve timing to limit power at low rpm and use lower octane gas on a high compression engine, since variable cam phasing systems typically advance the cam to increase power at the expense of greater detonation risk (hence, high octane gas to compensate), and maintain the same spark timing and therefore not lose economy.
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