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Old 06-27-2006, 09:58 PM   #1
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Fuel Recommendation

What type of fuel do you recommend i use for an Lb9? Regular, Plus, or Premium?
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Old 06-28-2006, 01:16 AM   #2
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dont really matter, depends on the motor, if it has decent carbon build up and has detonation, use a higher grade.
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Old 06-29-2006, 03:10 PM   #3
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I use mediium grade and have no problems with it.
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Old 06-29-2006, 05:22 PM   #4
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I use high grade on all my v8's .
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Old 07-02-2006, 07:43 AM   #5
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Use the lowest octane you can that doesn't cause detonation in your engine. The problem is, how do you figure that out.
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Old 07-02-2006, 10:09 AM   #6
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A good running LB9 will do just fine on 89 octane.
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Old 07-02-2006, 08:07 PM   #7
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I use only the high grade stuff
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Old 07-02-2006, 09:48 PM   #8
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i use plus and super i tend to switch it up one week plus and the next week super when i drove the 88 gta a few years back i put in sunoco ultra 94 the car ran better
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Old 07-02-2006, 10:41 PM   #9
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He uses plus..Ill let him no, cause he barely checks the boards, but it doesnt matter for about 3-4 weeks since hes getting the car repainted and a big ass spoiler

edit he uses premuim
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Old 07-03-2006, 12:44 AM   #10
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putting a different spoiler on a tojan? He should leave it stock.
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Old 07-03-2006, 09:54 AM   #11
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putting a different spoiler on a tojan? He should leave it stock.
Thats what I said, I told him at shows Im gonna be a prick and say they werent available on 86's when hes being judged. I beleive its a stock tojan spoiler. should look something like the but in white
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Old 07-03-2006, 09:56 AM   #12
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Old 07-03-2006, 10:23 AM   #13
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Old 07-03-2006, 01:29 PM   #14
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Thats what I said, I told him at shows Im gonna be a prick and say they werent available on 86's when hes being judged. I beleive its a stock tojan spoiler. should look something like the but in white
wtf is that
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Old 07-03-2006, 05:20 PM   #15
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well, if that "style" spoiler was available factory on any late 80's Tojan, then i guess its ok
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Old 07-05-2006, 02:15 PM   #16
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That looks like a ricy version of a porsche spoiler.
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Old 07-06-2006, 03:20 PM   #17
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aparently its only functional if your going 100+mph too...
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Old 07-07-2006, 07:33 PM   #18
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aparently its only functional if your going 100+mph too...
kind of like every spoiler
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I DONT LIKE IT

KEEP IT STOCK
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Old 07-18-2006, 11:38 AM   #20
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Thats what I said, I told him at shows Im gonna be a prick and say they werent available on 86's when hes being judged. I beleive its a stock tojan spoiler. should look something like the but in white
trojan sounds like a rubber company do they give you free life time supply of rubbers
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