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Some photos of Telcomans performance test hill taken today
Bottom of Hill
Partially up the hill
Looking down the hill
The elevation rises from 52ft above sea level at the bottom of the hill to 175 ft above sea level at the top a distance of over 1/2 mile. There is a very old cemetery still in use at the top of the hill.
The vehicle was under load starting at zero, accelerating and shifting from first to 5th reaching 55 MPH in a 35 MPH zone.
There was no pinging what so ever.
I judged the test results as a rousing success
I know what the owners manual says and I know what is printed on the gas filler flap.
In my opinion it is BS
For those that use their vehicle as I do to commute to work and do not engage in competition (which can be expensive if anything breaks) than the use of regular 87 Octane is not going to do any damage to the engine.
There was much discussion on this topic when I had my 06 G35 sedan and when I traded it in 2 weeks ago with 171796 miles the engine ran just like new. I was too cheap to spend the money on replacing the first set of replacement brakes that had 87k on them(first set replaced at 85k miles) so I just purchased a new G37S that now has just under 1300 miles on it.
Not only did my new 2012 G37S come with a new set of brakes, it also came with all new parts and a warranty.
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