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Old 08-16-2007, 02:04 AM
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stock is 10 degrees, gives you a little more hp. and after you gotta start using higher octane fuel unless you like pinging [&:]
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Old 08-16-2007, 02:26 AM
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generally how much more hp???
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Old 08-16-2007, 03:03 AM
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people have seen 11-20hp
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Old 08-16-2007, 12:23 PM
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STP Octane Booster work instaed of 93Oct.? this stuff is $2 around me
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Old 08-16-2007, 12:30 PM
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nah don't go and do that. if you bump the timing you gotta use high octane. if not it will cause detonation.
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Old 08-16-2007, 12:32 PM
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STP Octane Booster work instaed of 93Oct.? this stuff is $2 around me
thats a really stupid question... your gonna spend $2 on a bottle of octane booster, which will barely raise 87 octane to 89.. when you could spend the same amount on just filling with 93
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Old 08-16-2007, 12:44 PM
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Bump the timing to 14*per instructions given in this thread, use 93 octane as said.

Done.
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Old 08-16-2007, 02:13 PM
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STP Octane Booster work instaed of 93Oct.? this stuff is $2 around me
thats a really stupid question... your gonna spend $2 on a bottle of octane booster, which will barely raise 87 octane to 89.. when you could spend the same amount on just filling with 93
Good catch adder. I was going to post same response when i read that, you beat me too it. It suprises me how many kids i see buying that ****.
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