Ugh, Jon. I think you have that in reverse.
It is a proven fact the high the fuel octane the more power. I wish I could
run the SR-71 fuel (JP-7).
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-----Original Message-----
From: jon@dakota-truck.net [mailto:jon@dakota-truck.net]
Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 11:27 AM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: Re: DML: Re: 76 Competition 100 Unleaded Racing Gasoline
"Canucker Trucker" <mal5@ualberta.ca> wrote:
: on that note ... what does everyone here run? The stock 4.7L recommends
: ONLY 87 octane from factory. Does higher octane really make any
difference
: (unless of course you're running a blower and/or NOS and or higher
: compression)
No, in fact higher octane is "harder to ignite" than lower octane.
So, the lowest octane you can run without pinging or detonation will
actually make the most power.
---Jon-
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