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Old 12-06-2008, 12:11 AM   #155 (permalink)
Ma1donado
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Has anyone actually tried 87 in their si yet? I put 2 gallons in the other day because it was the only gas station around and all they had was 87 for sale...odd i know...anywho, seemed like it just cut timing well over 10 degrees and added more fuel to keep it from detonating. I took it through the rpms a few times to see what actually happens, and I didnt have any detionation or any problems of pinging either. I personally feel if your gentle to it youll be fine. Even acura states in a service news article it is okay for you to use 87 if only excessible and can use for awhile without seeing a problem other than egr clogging problems. Perhaps ill run 87 for 2 weeks and see what happens and review it every few days.
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