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Old 06-12-2006, 04:17 AM
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Default Re: Premium vs. Regular?

As someone previously noted, when a car's engine fuel management system is designed to run on regular, premium will not help. The computer will actually retard the spark to cancel out the faster combustion of the higher octane fuel.
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