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Old 01-25-2008, 04:27 PM
Mark E Smith Mark E Smith is offline
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Default Re: 87 vs 91 octane for better mpg?

The engine is tuned and designed to run on 87 octane! Octane is a NUMBER or rating that is used to express the resistance to uncontrolled pre-ignition, generally a slower combustion. If the engine is designed for a faster combustion (lower octane) then you will actually lose mpg by running a higher octane rating. (before you flame me this is for a layman's understanding of octane)

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