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I think i'm going to be filling my z up with cheap gas here in california, then using the money I saved up for a nice sanswich

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Old 11-08-2009, 02:14 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I think i'm going to be filling my z up with cheap gas here in california, then using the money I saved up for a nice sanswich
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You are free to do what you want, but if you spent $30K+ on a car, is an extra couple bucks per tank rally a big deal?
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no man i want my sandwich
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just wait til the car starts to lose power and starts to run like sh!t
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Hopefully that sandwich can fix engine knock.
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engine knock doesnt come from that....... i dont think so, does it??
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Cheap gas? In Cali? What kind of sammich? I likes de Italian Special
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engine knock doesnt come from that....... i dont think so, does it??
Just turn up the radio when the knock starts!
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In my vettes/fbods they sure did.
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yea, engine knock will come...... its a good beat too


i got that on my 6Baller, 20 yrs
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I think i'm going to be filling my z up with cheap gas here in california, then using the money I saved up for a nice sanswich
Take it up Conejo Grade a few times to see hot it runs! To be honest your better off with premium!
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Take it up Conejo Grade a few times to see hot it runs! To be honest your better off with premium!
Ouch, conejo grade sucks... I used to commute there to Camarillo. Thats hell.
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The ecu will retard the ignition to avoid engine knock but performance will suffer.
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Cheap gas? In Cali? What kind of sammich? I likes de Italian Special
It's all about italia deli in Agoura Hills.
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