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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 10:28 PM
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Fuel question

can someone tell me what running 93 octane vs 87 in our 5.4L v8's does for performance? and can someone with a tuner tell me if it increases power in the lower rpm range or just simply change shift patterns..
 
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 10:58 PM
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You won't see any benefits from 93 unless you're running a tuner. Run the lowest octane fuel you can get away with.
 
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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 12:08 AM
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thanks for the responce what im curious about is how i could increase my torque im wondering if a tuner/chip could do this. or if i need different headers exhuast/intake and such. thanks!
 
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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 12:18 AM
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The dealer can flash for 91 octane
 
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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 12:32 AM
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thats cool.. now can the valve's in this engine handle the extra heat? how much faster would this wear out my engine... and what kind of power increase would i see? and how much would my dealer cost me to refash?

thanks you guys rock
 
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