fuel advise

Apadilla

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what octane is better to use at 7000 ft. 87 or 91? motor is a volvo 4.3 carberated. thanks for words of wisdom .
 

H20Rat

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Re: fuel advise

87. You want to run the lowest octane the engine was designed for. Without tuning for additional octane, lower octane actually means more power. Also, altitude has a huge impact to octane requirements. 87 at that altitude is effectively close to 91 at sea level. (lower density air = lower compression charge pressure = lower octane requirements)
 
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