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Old 12-04-2013, 11:50 AM   #18 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Rusty View Post
Nobody say this yet. The motor has 11 to 1 compression ratio. That's high for a street motor.
Has less to do with it than you might think. The car just isn't designed to accommodate for low octane. There are plenty of 11:1 cars that run 87 just fine.
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