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Old 10-11-2014, 11:05 AM
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this is a stupid question but i wanns see what will happen.if my vehicle is tuned for 93 pump gas and i put 118 octane fuel and run it what will happen
Old 10-11-2014, 07:33 PM
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With no other changes? You'll waste about $5 per gallon...
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well a frind of mine did it last night and now the motor runs like sh*t.want idle bucking surging and breaking up.hope he didnt mess anything up
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anyone else
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It should have been OK, unless it was either a leaded race fuel or something like Q16 which is oxygenated. Typically Leaded fuels will take a little while to foul O2 sensors. If it is Oxygenated, it is likely to be hot stuff, tuning required.



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