Using 85 Octane
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RE: Using 85 Octane
Put it in, some engines can retard timing enough. My 2001 Explorer Sport ran 85 octane no problem. E85 is a no no with a gasoline eninge.
Octane just reduces spark knock. In many cases, you'll get less performance with higher octane ratings other than what your vehicle calls for. The octane rating is the quantity count of how many hydrocarbons are in the fuel.
Octane just reduces spark knock. In many cases, you'll get less performance with higher octane ratings other than what your vehicle calls for. The octane rating is the quantity count of how many hydrocarbons are in the fuel.
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RE: Using 85 Octane
ORIGINAL: Erich_121
Not that i dont belive you but wouldnt less oxygen mean the computer would send less fuel to the engine to keep the same fuel to air ratio?
Not that i dont belive you but wouldnt less oxygen mean the computer would send less fuel to the engine to keep the same fuel to air ratio?
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RE: Using 85 Octane
Once a month I fill up with 93 and a bottle of injector cleaner
The truck runs a LOT better than when I first got it
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The truck runs a LOT better than when I first got it
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UrChocolateDream live
Last edited by batman13; Sep 3, 2011 at 05:36 PM.