# tuning to deal with octane differences?

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tuning-to-deal-with-octane-differences/140993>\
**Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\
**Created:** [January 1, 2006, 3:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tuning-to-deal-with-octane-differences/140993 "2006-01-01T15:39:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![mini\_me1209](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@mini\_me1209](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mini_me1209)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2006, 3:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tuning-to-deal-with-octane-differences/140993/1 "2006-01-01T15:39:47Z")

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Is it really owrth it to tune your engine and ecu to deal with the octane differences between ablerta and japan. I’ve heard theres a few places around town where you can get 94 octane but is it really practical to have eveything tuned to our octane levels?

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**Author:** ![canadianskyline](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/41988e/32.png) [@canadianskyline](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/canadianskyline)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2006, 3:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tuning-to-deal-with-octane-differences/140993/2 "2006-01-01T15:53:41Z")

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Any modded car should be tuned, but until you start cranking up the boost and modding, there is really no point in tuning a stock car just for octane differences. Obviously though when you start to tune a modded car and you look at egt, A/F ratio, timing, etc, adjustments you do to those to keep your car in the “green area” will automatically provide a safe tune no matter what octane your running. And of course, always run premium.

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**Author:** ![TyPhOOn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/typhoon/32/5800_2.png) [@TyPhOOn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TyPhOOn)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2006, 4:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tuning-to-deal-with-octane-differences/140993/3 "2006-01-01T16:02:37Z")

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94 just incase …it isnt that much more than 91 if any …

but on any turbo car putting 87/88 octane gas in there is just abuse

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**Author:** ![Mightaswell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@Mightaswell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mightaswell)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2006, 5:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tuning-to-deal-with-octane-differences/140993/4 "2006-01-01T17:40:18Z")

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There’s no 94 in lethbridge though, is there?

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**Author:** ![canadianskyline](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/41988e/32.png) [@canadianskyline](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/canadianskyline)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2006, 10:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tuning-to-deal-with-octane-differences/140993/5 "2006-01-01T22:07:24Z")

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> [@Mightaswell](#):
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> There’s no 94 in lethbridge though, is there?

No there isnt, there is 92 at the huskey on mayor magrath north but from what i have seen, my car seems to run a lot better on petro can 91, and i have also heard a lot of other people say that petro gas is quite good.