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Re: turbo and supercharging vs required octane
Posted to Technical Theory Forum on 12/21/2015

No. You can run regular gas, but the timing is drastically altered, to the point where MBT is not achievable. Lights late, burns late, increased EGT, increased wear and tear on the parts. While do-able, and good for a gain in power, it's horribly inefficient v... Login to read more.