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Re: Knock Control code



On Tue, 27 May 1997, Brendan Rudack wrote:

> > Lately I have been using Sunoco Gold (94 Octane) fuel.  Why is this light 
> 
> If you didn't notice Sunoco 94 contains 10% Ethanol.  This is a cheap

It may not in Canada - check it out Stefan...

> it is most likely prematurely detonating.  This problem gets worse when
> the boost level is raised.  Graydon put a tank of this stuff in his car
> before noticing the Ethanol content and the car ran horribly under
> boost...

Wait a minute, I resemble that remark!   My car _Never_ runs horribly!  
Actually, I found out that my fuel pump ground wire had come loose, adn I 
was getting fuel pump shut off due to overboost during the Grattan 
weekend.   That has been fixed....  :-)

Later,
Graydon D. Stuckey 

"Cool name man!" - Jay Graydon   :-)