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Originally Posted by darrin View Post
joe bob -- did your 3.6 run properly on 87 octane at/near sea level? Octane requirements decrease as altitude increases. So, here in Colorado at 5k feet, 85 octane has equivalent antiknock properties as 87 octane at sea level.
This. The altitude is basically like picking up 2 points. I put 85 in my 2016 Outback and my 2016 Frontier. I put 87 in the Boxster and the AC 911s. Only my 11.2:1 CR Subaru needs 91...
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