97 octane use
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01-07-2001 | 07:38 AM
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97 octane use
I am looking for a little info on a couple of questions. I am bringing in a 2001 F-150 5.4 to Scotland (not sure if the roads are big enough!). We have 97 octane fuel here, so I assume switching to a Superchip would help a lot. Should I ask for a custom program, or do these chips adapt automatically to the octane used?
Secondly the truck is coming from Colorado, and had an option called 'high altitude use'. Does this mean is has a different program already from stock? Will this perform poorer at normal altitude?
Thanks.
Secondly the truck is coming from Colorado, and had an option called 'high altitude use'. Does this mean is has a different program already from stock? Will this perform poorer at normal altitude?
Thanks.
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01-07-2001 | 05:23 PM
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Hi rs200evo,
Each Superchip is programmed for the exact software revision that was loaded into your vehicle's computer from the factory, so the fact that you have a high-altitude emissions package will be taken into consideration by virtue of your "computer code", as we refer to it, which you submit along with your order for the Superchip. You can find this code by opening the passenger door (front door in the 4-dr. models), and look in the front part of the door frame, in the general area of the door hinges. There you will see a sticker with 3 letters and 1 number on it, and that is your computer code.
You do not need a custom program.
With regards to the issue of your 97 octane over there in Europe, America and the rest of the world use different methods of actually calculating octane, here in America we use the combination of both Motor's and Research methods divided by 2, to get an average octane number. Over there in Europe, your octane is higher, but it's not *that* much higher, as your 97 octane works out to about a 94 to 95 octane over here. So in your case, that is what you will need to use with your Superchip, your 97 octane. You may pick up a bit more of a power gain that we do here in America on our 92-93 pump premiums, and you also may not have to deal with the energy-robbing issue of reformulated fuels like we have to here in America as well, and that could potentially help gas mileage a little bit. So your gains may be just a bit more than what we average here.
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Mike Troyer
Performance Products, Inc.
National Distributor of Superchips
(540) 862-9515
Email: mtroyer@compuserve.com
Performance Products F150Online Superchip ordering system: F150Online Superchip Ordering System
First National F-150 Online Rally Event Organizer
[This message has been edited by Superchips_Distributor (edited 01-07-2001).]
Each Superchip is programmed for the exact software revision that was loaded into your vehicle's computer from the factory, so the fact that you have a high-altitude emissions package will be taken into consideration by virtue of your "computer code", as we refer to it, which you submit along with your order for the Superchip. You can find this code by opening the passenger door (front door in the 4-dr. models), and look in the front part of the door frame, in the general area of the door hinges. There you will see a sticker with 3 letters and 1 number on it, and that is your computer code.
You do not need a custom program.
With regards to the issue of your 97 octane over there in Europe, America and the rest of the world use different methods of actually calculating octane, here in America we use the combination of both Motor's and Research methods divided by 2, to get an average octane number. Over there in Europe, your octane is higher, but it's not *that* much higher, as your 97 octane works out to about a 94 to 95 octane over here. So in your case, that is what you will need to use with your Superchip, your 97 octane. You may pick up a bit more of a power gain that we do here in America on our 92-93 pump premiums, and you also may not have to deal with the energy-robbing issue of reformulated fuels like we have to here in America as well, and that could potentially help gas mileage a little bit. So your gains may be just a bit more than what we average here.
------------------
Mike Troyer
Performance Products, Inc.
National Distributor of Superchips
(540) 862-9515
Email: mtroyer@compuserve.com
Performance Products F150Online Superchip ordering system: F150Online Superchip Ordering System
First National F-150 Online Rally Event Organizer
[This message has been edited by Superchips_Distributor (edited 01-07-2001).]