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dude496

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Well after alot of time and money spent, i finally got my car dialed in on 93 octane....SVT focus pump, 42# injectors, Flowmaster 44 mufflers (pretty sure thats what they are, sorry bought the car used) Procharger P-1SC, dyno tuned for the 93 octane.

I just moved to Oklahoma, and 93 octane is hard to find...i've been running 91 octane with whatever octane booster the gas station sells...i'm having alot of knocking anytime i go over 1/4 throttle....any recommendations on a good octane booster? Should i retune the car to 91? Or should i just search out the few stations that sell 93? Keep in mind, this car is my daily driver. Any help would be appreciated.
 

whyask

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tune it for 91 octane, unless you garage it and its a weekend racer then just leave it tuned to 91, finding an octanebooster almost everday for your car will KILL your wallet.....
 

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I agree with the above. Also, you dont really know what octane its actually at even with the boost.

Tune for 91 or risk teh engine.
 

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If it's tuned for 93 and your using 91 + octane booster, your going to blow your motor. Even with 2 bottle of booster, your octane might only be 91.2 .

Don't drive the car if you can't afford to retune it for 91 octane. Or find 93 octane somehow.
 
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91 or die
 
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