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Originally Posted by smike07
Just because the computer can detect it doesn't mean the computer will suddenly change the composition of the materials that make up the engine components, which are bonded together molecularly, and protect them from unnecessary wear and tear. It's a Chevy, not the Millennium Falcon! :fighting0040:
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I didn't think it had anything to do with the materials the engine is made of.
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Originally Posted by Speedy1975
I've heard this "claim" but I"ll believe it when I see it. Compression is compression and higher compression requires higher octane to avoid detonation.
The computers may be able to sense the ping with knock sensors and retard timing to compensate, but there will have to be some limit to this effect. My 2002 4Runner has this capability, however when I supercharged it it pinged like crazy until I added a piggy back computer to manually pull timing out in the areas the computer couldn't correct.
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So isn't that only an issue if you mod the engine with a supercharger? The SS V8 doesn't have one. You have more knowledge than me, think you can educate me.
