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Subject:Re: Octane
From:David Beierl
Date:Thu, 14 Jun 2001 16:46:13 -0400

Not the Digijet or Digifant systems -- no knock sensor.

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At 04:14 PM 6/14/2001, Jennifer wrote:
>Feed your car the wrong octane level, and chances are the ECU will
>inhibit your ignition timing to prevent knocking and cylinder wall
>damage. A friend of mine came to me asking why his Camaro "isn't
>making Mustangs shrink as fast as usual" and I asked him some
>questions, including what gas he was using. It turns out he was using
>89 instead of the recommended 91 -- and his own engine was slowing
>down to prevent expensive damage later on. I think this was the
>8-cylinder engine...

David Beierl - Providence, RI
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