Performance reduction after switching from premium to regular gas?

09-16-2005, 06:39 PM

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Performance reduction after switching from premium to regular gas?

Hi,
Has anyone experienced a performance reduction after switching from premium to regular gas?
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09-16-2005, 06:48 PM

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Ask Valpac :D

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09-16-2005, 06:48 PM

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Get on the fire suit

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09-24-2005, 12:09 PM

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No, works fine, but for gods sake use the search feature, there are so damn many threads asking the same exact question...

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09-25-2005, 05:47 PM

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Fire in the hole!

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09-28-2005, 03:26 AM

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You may actually get a bit better performance from switching to a lower octane fuel. However, expect to detonate

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