Took the STi to PMI (1/4 4900ft elevation)

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Old Jun 8, 2003 | 10:08 AM
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Talking 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.
Old Jun 9, 2003 | 03:20 PM
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Thanks. Yeah, next time at the track will be Bandi. I'll throw some 104 in it and see what happens. I think it has a 13.4 in it for sure .
Old Jun 11, 2003 | 11:55 PM
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NIce time... I bet you could get that 60ft down a bit. That with the 104, you could be seeing 13.3!

Good job

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Old Jun 23, 2003 | 08:51 AM
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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]
If the STi's ECU is far less adaptive than the WRX, what I'm about to say doesn't apply and is wrong. But, its hard for me to believe that its so static in its behavior, especially when American gas varies in quality and octane so much.

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

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Old Jul 19, 2003 | 02:23 AM
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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.
Old Aug 2, 2003 | 01:57 PM
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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.
Thanks. I went to Bandimere which is at 5800ft elevation and ran a little quicker, still stock 93 octane. I'm #209


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Old Aug 7, 2003 | 01:08 PM
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Pretty impressive running 13.4 at 9000ft. SCC managed a 13.2 quickest run around sea level. Seems like 9000ft would take off more then 2 tenths.
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