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Old 03-22-2006, 08:25 PM   #6
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Re: 2002 Fuel octane

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Originally Posted by BP2K2Max
they recommend you use 91 or better it says it right on the inside of the fuel door. as nahka said, the knock sensor will retard timing if you use a lower octane and your car will run with a lot less power and worse mileage.
I'm telling yah......the performance difference between 87 octane and 90+ is very negligible.

In fact 87 octane actually had more BTU value than the higher octanes.........higher octane just means that there more anti-knock chemicals in it to cause a slower combustion burn, to avoid pre-ignition(knock/ping).
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