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Old 04-11-2012, 01:11 PM   #78
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Originally Posted by ahausheer View Post
Also what octane was used. Car will have more Hp with 93 than 91 but it can take up to a few tanks for the ECU to fully adjust. I've heard of some cars loosing 10 hp going from 91 to 87 because the engine pulls allot of timing.
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Sorry that's not how it works. This engine was designed for 91 octane so it will make it's advertised horsepower with that fuel. Perhaps it "could" make more on 93 octane, but only if it is tuned specifically for it. And it's not.

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