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I was browsing around the board and I was reading the gen2 vs gen3 debate (read the one at the other board a bunch too) and someone always mentions 91 vs 92/93/94 octanes and how much better an engine will run on the higher octane. What people ALWAYS forget to do is mention locale. Altitude plays a part in what kind of octane fuel a place gets generally. My father lives in Washington. When I go visit him I can get 92 octane. Its almost at sea level. Yet the best stuff I can get in Utah is