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Old 08-18-2003, 09:56 PM   #319
ZenBoy
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Originally posted by gasguzzler259
I do know this, all the early cars i know appear to be going slower with time. Also some threads are showing that det is appearing after some miles are put on after an inital period of det free peformance. Include me in this group.
Sorry to hear that about your car! I've been reading the posts "filtered" through my experience, and it sounds to me like a number of people have been sharing my experience - that there is some detonation, along with a temporary power drop after the ECU compensates, if we run under 93 octane.

Now, take this FWIW, YMMV, etc., etc., since this is my first turbo car and I've luckily managed to avoid detonation in my years of working with Chevy V-8s. Thus, detonation could give me the wedgie of my life and I wouldn't necessarily recognize it. Based on what I think I've experienced, though, I think my car is fine as long as I run 93+ octane.

BTW, my car was in the second (AFAIK) allocation, manufactured in May.

Zen
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