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Old 07-27-2005, 12:38 PM   #3
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Default Re: race gas??

lx mike is right - you'd only want to run higher octane if the car was tuned for it. There is no benefit otherwise. Higher octane is just harder/slower to burn so it allows you to run more timing and leaner mixtures.
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