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Originally Posted by dorkidori_s13
350 may not require 100 octane or higher fuel...but for those of us who live in arizona and nevada where it reaches 125+deg in direct sunlight in the summertime...that 100 octane is REAL important in a proper tune out here
every cali tuned car ive seen come to vegas always has either A) cooling issues or B) fuel delivery problems that only occur when they arrive here
i can understand back east where the level of octane at the pump can reach 94...but for us west coast people that live in extreme heat with HORRIBLE ambient air temps outside and lack of oxygen...and we can only get 91 at the pump...100 octane is one major reason our motors dont go explodey when reaching higher HP numbers and using em in the summer
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Good point! I certainly never considered this at all.
I'm certainly not comparing the east coast to your area (I've been in the dead of Summer in Death Valley, White Sands/Bliss, Hood, and Iraq, so I've got a good idea of dry heat), but you're also looking at an area where I live that does see mid to high 90s/100 in the summer, but also at obnoxious humidity levels. However, even with us having 93 (94 is getting harder and harder to find), the majority of us with decent power either:
-Don't boost around during the heat of day, and wait till night
or
-Have water injection.
As much as I hate to say it, I don't understand why more and more people don't have water injection...SOOOO much cheaper than race gas...