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What happens? 87 octane in an engine that requires 93….

August 26th, 2009
Octane has nothing to do with power. Gasoline manufacturers add more octane to prevent the premature ignition of the gasoline. In a high performance engine with higher compression, 87 octane will ignite itself from the heat of compression during the compression stroke or from any carbon buildup inside the combustion chamber. The computer will see [...]