The knock sensor justs tells the ECM to reduce thue amount of advance that it has implemented.
Gizmo, you areone stubborn little schit. That's pretty cool, usually, but you're getting to me.
High Octane does not increase power by itself, PERIOD.
You can draw circles and squares, and twist this and bend that, and even add a bottle of compressed air, but it won't change that fact.
let me try putting it another way.
Some fancy restaurants have a tie policy. All men must wear a tie, or they aren't permitted to dine there. Many are by invitation only.
Now, does that mean that the tie itself got you dinner in a fancy place? No. It just made it possible for you, if you decided to, to get past the front reception, provided you met every other standard they had.
You need a different hobby. Lego maybe.
Take care,
~Chris