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Date:         Thu, 14 Jun 2001 16:46:13 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Octane
Comments: To: Jennifer <ncc876@YAHOO.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <p05100300b74ecababf58@[128.252.206.112]>
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Not the Digijet or Digifant systems -- no knock sensor.


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At 04:14 PM 6/14/2001, Jennifer wrote:
>Feed your car the wrong octane level, and chances are the ECU will
>inhibit your ignition timing to prevent knocking and cylinder wall
>damage. A friend of mine came to me asking why his Camaro "isn't
>making Mustangs shrink as fast as usual" and I asked him some
>questions, including what gas he was using. It turns out he was using
>89 instead of the recommended 91 -- and his own engine was slowing
>down to prevent expensive damage later on. I think this was the
>8-cylinder engine...


David Beierl - Providence, RI
  http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"
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