13' Eco Towing Performanec
Hello Fellow Rv'ers; An update on our Ecoboost's performance on our first little 4500 mile excursion. Started from the 4 corners of New Mexico. Filled with 91 octane and kept using 91 octane the fir...
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Heisenberg wrote:
Without a tuner running higher octane fuel is a waste of money. The "computer" is programmed to run whatever octane your owners manual prescribes. Unless you have a tuner it will not properly adjust for the higher octane. I am an Instrument Technician.
That is only true for a non-high compression engine where higher octane fuel is not recommended by the manufacturer. Generally, for today's engines that are higher compression engines, the ECU will retard timing when using a lower octane fuel which will result in less power and usually higher fuel consumption.
Some reading for you: http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2012/09/octane-ratings
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