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Originally Posted by petraman
Bandit, these days the octane ratings mean nothing. Some are lower than advertised, others are higher. Take, for instance, Shell V-Power. Although it'* 93 Octane, when tested, it'* more like 95 octane.
and thats the first time anyone has ever told me that. now i may be leave that some places may have a higher Oct then stated but never lower.
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Originally Posted by petraman
Bandit, these days the octane ratings mean nothing. Some are lower than advertised, others are higher. Take, for instance, Shell V-Power. Although it'* 93 Octane, when tested, it'* more like 95 octane.
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Originally Posted by willwren
94 octane won't benefit your L36 one bit. In fact, not only are you throwing money in the tank for no benefit, that high of an octane rating may actually be hurting you in performance.
There is no more POWER in higher octane. It'* simply harder to ignite.
There is no more POWER in higher octane. It'* simply harder to ignite.
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From: montreal canada NEBF07 ONBF07
I can't think of a single L36 on this Forum that would benefit from more than 89-91 octane at the most. Don't shoot yourself in the foot or the wallet.
