Took the STi to PMI (1/4 4900ft elevation)
06-08-2003, 10:08 AM
#1
Registered User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Fountain, CO.
Posts: 14
Car Info: 2004 STi silver/silver
Took the STi to PMI (1/4 4900ft elevation)
I'll let the timeslip do all the talking
Don't know why the dates screwed up, typical PMI for ya. I'm P281 
. Again, this is a BONE STOCK 2004 Impreza WRX STi. Needless to say I am very pleased with this car.
Don't know why the dates screwed up, typical PMI for ya. I'm P281 . Again, this is a BONE STOCK 2004 Impreza WRX STi. Needless to say I am very pleased with this car.
06-20-2003, 10:59 PM
#5
Guest
Posts: n/a
Hey steve, first off sweet car.
Now onto the questions. Why run 104 octane? Are you hearing or seeing knock/detonation? At your elevation you shouldn't need any more then 93 octane. Too much octane will slow your car down. If your going to use more octane, then you need to put it in and do an ECU reset to get ANY benefits from the higher Octane.
Oh and that ET is right on with what has been published. Your altitude is hurting you.
Nick
Now onto the questions. Why run 104 octane? Are you hearing or seeing knock/detonation? At your elevation you shouldn't need any more then 93 octane. Too much octane will slow your car down. If your going to use more octane, then you need to put it in and do an ECU reset to get ANY benefits from the higher Octane.
Oh and that ET is right on with what has been published. Your altitude is hurting you.
Nick
06-23-2003, 08:51 AM
#6
VIP Member
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Longing for my ol' white '02 WRX :(
Posts: 3,639
Car Info: 2016 Acura RDX ... meh. Um, nice subwoofer?
Originally posted by Nicholas B.
[Boctane. Too much octane will slow your car down. If your going to use more octane, then you need to put it in and do an ECU reset to get ANY benefits from the higher Octane.
Nick [/B]
[Boctane. Too much octane will slow your car down. If your going to use more octane, then you need to put it in and do an ECU reset to get ANY benefits from the higher Octane.
Nick [/B]
When I up the octane in my gas tank the ECU responds without a doubt. It runs smoother, boosts happier, never retards. When I run out of the higher octane gasoline I try to be very gentle for at least 1/2 of a tank. If I don't let the car re-adapt it gets cranky like its having a hangover, starts retarding, etc. I can't believe that the STi's ECU wouldn't experience similar responses. I'd doubt you'd need a reset.
One way to find out: try it
jason
07-19-2003, 02:23 AM
#7
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: california, LOS ANGELES
Posts: 1,013
Car Info: dream car Subaru STi
100 octance of racing gas at 76 gas station is just fine.
by the way nice slip, you can really kik ***, how many miles are on your STi, and what color is your baby.
by the way nice slip, you can really kik ***, how many miles are on your STi, and what color is your baby.
08-02-2003, 01:57 PM
#8
Registered User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Fountain, CO.
Posts: 14
Car Info: 2004 STi silver/silver
Originally posted by downshift
100 octance of racing gas at 76 gas station is just fine.
by the way nice slip, you can really kik ***, how many miles are on your STi, and what color is your baby.
100 octance of racing gas at 76 gas station is just fine.
by the way nice slip, you can really kik ***, how many miles are on your STi, and what color is your baby.
Last edited by Scuba_Steve; 08-02-2003 at 02:00 PM.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
