Probably voids all the Japanese Warranties If your warranty booklet/manual says "If you do x.............. your warranty will be void..." Yep

C'mon Mike, you work at a law firm, the answer is in your warranty booklet/manual. The warranty is in writing and the terms are included in the written document they provide with the product. The can change/modify unilateraly so long as it is in writting. Maybe there will still be some jobs teaching people to read. The Magnoson Moss Warranty Act does not make the sales/service bozo at the dealer ship in control of a new product manufacture's warranty conditions.

Zyne: You are welcome bro.

 

I'm not arguing with you on that one buddy; people DO need to RTFM [sm=icon_rtfm.gif]

BUT, I don't know much about engines. I know how they workand more about compression then the average person, but I'm no expert by far. That's why I ask so much. I would love to buy an older car and tear it apart and build it up from scratch. My wife is into old muscle cars,so I'm trying to slowly work that project in now that we have our own garage I know how to fix everything on a car, except engines and transmissions. I have never attempted it, because I never had to,but am good at taking things apart, fixing them, and putting them back together. Unfortunately, my in-laws know this as well and is very unfortunate. [:@]

BUT that's not the point

 

Alright. Then I think we covered it. Going up in octane ain't gonna do nothin. Oh, Ive torn apart motors that are40 years old, I've seen some carbon buildup.......but I never saw it cause engine breakage. Might run crappy, but not ruin it. If you are supposed to be running higher octane, and running too low a number, then you can cause problems.

So, up = nothin. Down= potential problems....some that can cause real damage andtrash engine components.

 

Well, here's another one for you...

My PCM has a special tune for that range I mentioned. How long does it take an engine to adapt to switching from low, to high, or high to low before it knows how to run the engine at that level? Keep in mind, I have the program for the whole range, so is it instant, or does it take a tank or two?

 

Pretty figgin instantaneous. Ask the PCMforless people, they know a lot more about that than most any of us. Look at what Patrick said. The MAF,MAP, O2, Knock and Throttle position sensors send continuous data thet the computer reacts to PDQ. Hey this is up your alley big time HummerGuy. So the computer knows it can advance your timing and adjust fuel mixture with higher octaine and the burn will be maintained at its optimal level.

 

Speaking of MAP, I got another MAP error yesterday morning. It was replaced not even two weeks ago. DOH!

 

Drama Queen.............got ya. Man that ain't right. However, there are defective parts, maybe the replacement was bad????????? I once replaced an alternator, and got two bad ones in a row? [sm=smiley21.gif]

Let's hope.

 

and I'm asian. thanks for the "funny"references. have any special names you use to refer to us as people? or just the "crap" my type produces? btw, I'm sure the computer you're using comes with all american-made parts from american companiestoo. /sarcasm off.

for what it's worth, japanese cars are great for those who don't have time to do necessary maintenance. must sound like sin to most people here, since it seems like everyone here takes very good care of their cars. fact remains, though, not all people have the time or money to do all the necessary maintenance. my parents don't. they have a pair of hondas (1991 and 1994)that see an oil change every 12k miles....if they're lucky. never had the radiator flushed. tires never rotated; rebalanced only when tires are replaced. nothing except the tires (and oil filter during an oil change) have been replaced before (not even the wipers). never a single problem.

sorry for the rant; I'm just tired of the whole domestic vs. import crap. there's upsides and downsides to both. in general, they're just different cars. different strokes for different folks.

 

lets not turn this into a fight between "pro american" and "Everyone else"...

i have two built V8s, and I also have a turbo 4...the "charger" is built in canada, aswere camaros...most of the parts on my newer dodges werent produced in this country. the edelbrock intake and valves covers i got for my demon were made in china.

anyway, i dont want to have to step into an argument over racial nonsense, so i ask that everyone please let it go...thank you.

 

Honda's SUCK!!!!!!!