

| Subject: | Re: Octane |
| From: | David Beierl |
| Date: | Thu, 14 Jun 2001 16:46:13 -0400 |
Not the Digijet or Digifant systems -- no knock sensor. d 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 http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation"
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