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Re: Premium Required? Not Necessarily    (Score: 1, Normal) 03-12-2012 13:46
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My comments on the rotten egg smell were based on this:

Premium Gasoline
Certain high performance engines benefit from use of high octane fuel. For other engines, using a fuel with a higher octane rating than the vehicle requires sends unburned fuel into the emissions system and catalytic converter. This puts unecessary stress on the emissions system. For some vehicles, a rotten egg smell coming from the tailpipe signals use of too-high octane gas.

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http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryarticles/a/which-gasoline-to-buy.htm

Considering the writer has a PHD, I thought she might be right. If not, I stand corrected.
Date Subject Author
03-05-2012 10:23
2012 Civic Si requires premium unleaded?   (Score: 1, Normal)
Jacky
03-05-2012 11:16
Re: 2012 Civic Si requires premium unleaded?   (Score: 1, Normal)
A77
03-05-2012 11:55
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DCR
03-05-2012 12:35
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owequitit
03-05-2012 13:14
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kidoairaku
03-05-2012 21:27
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JeffX
03-05-2012 23:25
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owequitit
03-06-2012 00:11
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RocketRon
03-06-2012 09:27
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CB77
03-06-2012 09:41
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Jacky
03-06-2012 10:21
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RocketRon
03-06-2012 11:34
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notyper
03-06-2012 12:28
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cforez
03-06-2012 15:45
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RocketRon
03-06-2012 20:16
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notyper
03-06-2012 21:21
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cforez
03-06-2012 21:41
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notyper
03-08-2012 09:27
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CB77
03-08-2012 14:47
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rsmith
03-09-2012 15:38
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white06si
03-09-2012 15:49
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CB77
03-09-2012 16:38
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RocketRon
03-10-2012 01:27
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white06si
03-10-2012 23:23
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RocketRon
03-11-2012 00:02
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notyper
03-11-2012 01:55
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chavv
03-11-2012 11:25
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RocketRon
03-11-2012 21:06
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notyper
03-12-2012 13:46
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RocketRon
03-12-2012 14:26
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CR-V9
03-12-2012 14:36
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RocketRon
03-12-2012 14:41
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CR-V9
03-12-2012 14:42
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notyper
03-12-2012 15:06
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RocketRon
03-12-2012 04:41
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Restless
03-12-2012 11:48
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notyper
03-12-2012 10:14
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A77
04-26-2012 16:19
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DrWhiner
04-26-2012 16:45
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P54
03-12-2012 12:52
Re: 2012 Civic Si requires premium unleaded?   (Score: 1, Normal)
kidoairaku
03-12-2012 16:09
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A77
03-12-2012 20:43
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RocketRon
03-12-2012 20:59
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notyper
03-12-2012 21:51
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white06si
03-12-2012 22:05
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superchg2
03-12-2012 22:29
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RocketRon
03-13-2012 10:53
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Midi_Amp
03-13-2012 16:31
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CR-V9
03-13-2012 17:44
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CB77
03-13-2012 18:17
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CR-V9
03-13-2012 19:12
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RocketRon
03-13-2012 21:31
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white06si
03-14-2012 01:51
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DCR
03-14-2012 02:02
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superchg2
03-14-2012 09:20
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CB77
03-14-2012 10:17
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CR-V9
03-14-2012 13:15
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superchg2
03-14-2012 13:38
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Jacky
03-14-2012 13:53
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DCR
03-14-2012 15:49
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superchg
03-14-2012 13:29
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notyper
03-14-2012 21:52
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white06si
03-14-2012 22:41
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DCR
03-14-2012 23:18
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notyper
03-15-2012 09:44
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RocketRon
03-15-2012 16:20
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A77
03-15-2012 21:33
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garoto628
04-26-2012 16:43
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owequitit
03-12-2012 22:08
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A77
03-12-2012 22:34
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white06si
03-13-2012 00:11
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RocketRon
03-13-2012 01:55
Re: 2012 Civic Si requires premium unleaded?   (Score: 1, Normal)
owequitit
03-12-2012 23:38
Re: 2012 Civic Si requires premium unleaded?   (Score: 1, Normal)
notyper
03-13-2012 02:11
Re: 2012 Civic Si requires premium unleaded?   (Score: 1, Normal)
DCR
03-12-2012 21:43
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Midi_Amp
03-06-2012 12:11
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poweredByHonda
03-24-2013 23:57
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internalaudit
03-25-2013 02:25
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