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Old 06-02-2019, 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by scott70
"Especially if you can get the same performance and running characteristics with a well chosen cam and run on 87 octane instead. Get the cylinder pressure down with a better cam and it wouldnt be so sensitive to octane.

TAQuest....."What cam would that be?"

Quote:
Originally Posted by Stan Weiss
"If you leave the RAIV cam out of the equation there are still a few Pontiac production cams (Tri-power and earlier Ram Air) that will produce more HP than that Edelbrock cam with a smooth idle."

TAQuest..... "Would any of those cams make it so I could run lower octane fuel with no detonation?"




Go explore ! Go back and read my post #109



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