Originally Posted by
BoosTb4BroaDs
im sure the car has a knock sensor and will retard its timing if you put 87 in it and it will run fine, maaybe a ping or 2 when going WOT though
It has a fuel quality calculator (which includes a knock input)that puts the car in failsafe if the computer determines the fuel grade to be lower than required..
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