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Old 06-08-2008, 04:49 PM   #9
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Default This is wrong.

I had a 96 ford ranger V6. I put the lowest octane gas in Utah for about 2 months. at the end of those two months my engine started pinging pretty badly. I took it to my mechanic who informed me to upgrade my octane. I did, ping went away. I think it matters.
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