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Aug 10, 2014Explorer
GoPackGo wrote:
I've never seen 85 octane in the Midwest, but I think the reason you might find lower octane out west (higher elevations) is because as you gain altitude you need less octane.
Tim
Utah (in addition to a few other states) is the land of pickups. Those that are not diesel have no issues running on 85 octane. This is including my own truck-purchased in California prior to moving to Utah.
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