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Old 07-04-2016, 12:22 AM   #22 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by 19bonestock88 View Post
What intrigues me is that most of the Ford EcoBoost engines have had aftermarket tunes developed for them due to SCT support... I wonder if anybody has tuned the 1.0T? You could probably gain some power and FE by optimizing the engine to run on 93 octane fuel, and probably make 5th gear more useful too...
Higher octane fuel = lower BTU = lower MPG. Not to mention efficiency gains would have to first outweigh the additional cost of premium fuel, then still save money.
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