Kenny wrote:

> Lower octane doesn't decrease engine output. It decrease your

> acceleration response time.

PARDON ME?? Kenny, you never cease to amaze me with your complete lack of knowledge "scholarship boy"!! High compression engine, low compression fuel (low octane), WOT, the fuel will tend to ignite prior to the spark due to the inability of the lower octane fuel to resist burning, engine detects this event (detonation) and pulls timing. When timing is pulled the peak output is decreased.

> In my previous vehicle, one of my stupid (ex-)friend thought he

> was being nice to re-fill my fuel tank, after borrowing my car

> for a few days, while I was on vacation. It doesn't take a rocket

> scientist to realize that my car had been filled with 87 octane.

> I lived up on a steep hill ( so is my university where I go ), and

> the car took " what seems to be a million year " to get up

> to speed.

> I eventually had to drained out the whole tank, and re-fill it with

> 94 octane, but the damage had been done. The engine NEVER behave

> the same AGAIN. After owning that car for less than 3 yrs, I was

> forced to sell it for the S70.

B.S. - Modern OBD systems are able to detect knock/detonation before you ever feel it. The timing is pulled in an effort to protect the engine from damaging itself and the only thing you feel is less HP. Get a clue Kenny and stop posting here.

> Kenny

> '01 Audi A6 allroad Quattro; '98 Volvo S70 GLE

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