Originally Posted by kwiktsi
Lol, increased octane equals less detonation which equals more timing advance which in turn equals more power. It is basic ECU/knock control operation. I can think for myself and between the added timing, less knock and increased cleaning capabilities- it is a "no brainer".
Joe
Not disagreeing, but I hear that the new German computers that are on the MB models, help eliminate the knocking/cleaning concerns...they read that you are using premium/intermediate/regular, and adjust the cars firing operation, so the type of gasoline/petrol used really is not that important.