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Originally Posted by smbstyle
I may be relocating out to the Denver area for work shortly (from FL; I get cold when it's under 70* here...), and am wondering from those who have moved from a sea-level area out to Colorado; is there a noticeable drop in performance in the car?
Car isn't too powerful as it is; I'm wondering how bad it is a mile above sea level and up through the mountain highways.
Good to hear that people are able to drive this car out there; I was considering selling mine for a STI or something b/c I wasn't sure how it would fair out there.
Oh, and one more question - is 93 octane readily available out there?
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Hello, I did notice a slight drop in power (probably the elevation) for a few weeks. My ECU seems to have adjusted to the difference in thinner air. Even though I most recently lived in MN, my car has been to the south a few times.
Also, there most places in the suburbs only offer 91 as the max octane. According to a few of my coworkers there is a place selling higher octane fuel, but it isn't cheap. I think he mentioned that the state believes the thinner air equates to 'not needing a high octane'.
I'll let you draw your own conclusions on that.