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razor02097 · 02-13-2013, 01:51 PM

Unless your vehicle pulls timing when you use lower octane fuel you will not benefit from using a higher octane. Period. If the engine runs with full advance on 87 octane, using higher octane fuel will make zero difference.

02-13-2013, 01:51 PM	#45 (permalink)
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