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Aug 9, 2006, 07:30 AM
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what kid of differences in power do you see in tuning a car for alky/87oct vs alky/93oct?
can you adjust the alky to compensate for the lower octane?
can you adjust the alky to compensate for the lower octane?
Aug 9, 2006, 08:39 AM
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I'm curious be I have growing concerns that local gas stations don't have 93 in their 93 tanks, but rather 87oct.
8 of the major fuel distributors in NJ got busted for this(selling 87 as 93, and putting 87 in 93 tanks).
I'm currently tuned by Al for 93, but now i'm always nervous that somehow i'm going to be running 87 at the wrong time and break stuff.
8 of the major fuel distributors in NJ got busted for this(selling 87 as 93, and putting 87 in 93 tanks).
I'm currently tuned by Al for 93, but now i'm always nervous that somehow i'm going to be running 87 at the wrong time and break stuff.
Aug 9, 2006, 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by byron3636
what kid of differences in power do you see in tuning a car for alky/87oct vs alky/93oct?
can you adjust the alky to compensate for the lower octane?
can you adjust the alky to compensate for the lower octane?
Aug 9, 2006, 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by The.alibi
Get a sample and have it tested
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Aug 9, 2006, 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by byron3636
I'm curious be I have growing concerns that local gas stations don't have 93 in their 93 tanks, but rather 87oct.
8 of the major fuel distributors in NJ got busted for this(selling 87 as 93, and putting 87 in 93 tanks).
I'm currently tuned by Al for 93, but now i'm always nervous that somehow i'm going to be running 87 at the wrong time and break stuff.
8 of the major fuel distributors in NJ got busted for this(selling 87 as 93, and putting 87 in 93 tanks).
I'm currently tuned by Al for 93, but now i'm always nervous that somehow i'm going to be running 87 at the wrong time and break stuff.
That is why I got XEDE, then when I have to fill up in a s***y gas station, I switch to 87 octane map (leave pretty much the settings back to stock ECU).
Last edited by cneio; Aug 9, 2006 at 09:49 AM. Reason: forgot to add about XEDE
Aug 9, 2006, 10:00 AM
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my problem is that i no longer trust what is marked on the pumps, so how do i know when i'm getting **** 87 gas as opposed to 93?
I also wonder how wide spread this problem is. I've been told the problem is limited to the distributors, because they are the only people that know what's going where. The station owners themselves have no way of knowing or checking what's in their tanks in terms of octane levels.
As for suing them, I'm not even sure how I'd mount a case against them.
I also wonder how wide spread this problem is. I've been told the problem is limited to the distributors, because they are the only people that know what's going where. The station owners themselves have no way of knowing or checking what's in their tanks in terms of octane levels.
As for suing them, I'm not even sure how I'd mount a case against them.
Aug 9, 2006, 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by 4TUN8
get a more conservative tune if that is your concern.
shouldn't you be concerned too living in NJ?
my original reason for this post is to see if it's possible to just use alky inj and 87 to know exactly what's in my car at all times and not leave it to chance.
Or at least see to what extent alky inj can make me at ease a bit.
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Aug 9, 2006, 01:15 PM
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There is a way to tell the quality of gas your receiving. inside the ECU is an internal fuel quality gauge that goes from 0 (lowest) to 255 (highest). using the EVOScan software and ECUFlash cable you can monitor that number to figure out the quality of gas your receiving.