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Old 11-22-2009, 10:23 PM   #3
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Running higher than what the owner's manual specifies can actually REDUCE power.
Higher octane does take longer to burn (like another couple of ms), but there is more energy content in higher octane fuel (though the amount is small). Thus overall there is more power.
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