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bludragon · 09-23-2008, 05:13 PM

I would say, if you have to use low octane, then don't use full throttle, especially at low revs... except at high altitudes where it might be ok.

Another issue would be the variation of actual octane - if the variation is such that the 87 actually turns out to be 85, then expect problems...

09-23-2008, 05:13 PM	#80 (permalink)
bludragon Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 304	I would say, if you have to use low octane, then don't use full throttle, especially at low revs... except at high altitudes where it might be ok. Another issue would be the variation of actual octane - if the variation is such that the 87 actually turns out to be 85, then expect problems...