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Forum: Camaro V8 LS3 / L99 Engine, Exhaust, and Bolt-Ons 09-04-2011, 03:37 AM
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Posted By brianko
Unless cracking processes have changed...

Unless cracking processes have changed dramatically from years ago when I was in the field, 90 octane was about the most economical octane number that could be produced directly from cracking,...
Forum: Camaro V8 LS3 / L99 Engine, Exhaust, and Bolt-Ons 09-03-2011, 06:13 PM
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Posted By brianko
It's all in the octane additives (you do realize...

It's all in the octane additives (you do realize the octane for a particular batch of fuel is set *after* the refinery, right?)...everyone sells the same base fuels.
Forum: Camaro V8 LS3 / L99 Engine, Exhaust, and Bolt-Ons 09-03-2011, 03:25 PM
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Posted By brianko
You do realize that your local Sunoco station...

You do realize that your local Sunoco station might get fuel from any number of refineries, right? Every day, fuel station owners bid on the lowest fuel prices they can find, regardless of the...
Forum: Camaro V8 LS3 / L99 Engine, Exhaust, and Bolt-Ons 09-03-2011, 03:19 PM
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Posted By brianko
Now that I know about this, I'm certainly telling...

Now that I know about this, I'm certainly telling my customers about it! I'd like to think most tuners (or at least the good ones!) keep up with the forums for quirks like this. But maybe not...I'm...
Forum: Camaro V8 LS3 / L99 Engine, Exhaust, and Bolt-Ons 08-27-2011, 06:52 PM
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Posted By brianko
Sure they will, if you ask nicely! I don't know...

Sure they will, if you ask nicely! I don't know about other tuners, but I don't subscribe to the "copy the high octane over the low octane" table theory when I tune a vehicle. (I think one of the...
Forum: Camaro V8 LS3 / L99 Engine, Exhaust, and Bolt-Ons 08-04-2011, 07:46 PM
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Posted By brianko
I can assure you your mileage gains of 31%...

I can assure you your mileage gains of 31% weren't from pulling a few fuses. Maybe you were overcompensating for the lack of power by romping on the throttle. But hey, if you feel like it goes...
Forum: Camaro V8 LS3 / L99 Engine, Exhaust, and Bolt-Ons 07-02-2011, 12:13 PM
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Posted By brianko
I only fill up with QuikTrip gas (a "Top Tier...

I only fill up with QuikTrip gas (a "Top Tier (http://www.toptiergas.com/index.html)" fuel retailer, BTW). I have two forced-induction vehicles that have never had a hiccup with 93 octane from the...
Forum: Camaro V8 LS3 / L99 Engine, Exhaust, and Bolt-Ons 06-19-2011, 09:51 PM
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Posted By brianko
I'm working on baselining my newest toy, so I...

I'm working on baselining my newest toy, so I made a couple of dyno runs in the shop using the 87 octane that the vehicle came with from the dealer, and a subsequent tank of 93 octane. Fuses were...
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