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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Those power gains you might be seeing are more likely due to the lack of ethanol in the fuel. Ethanol or alcohol based fuels do not have the same BTU output as non blended fuels. As such, unblended fuels will produce more power... the higher octane...they burn cooler and burn at a much more even rate. You can hear it in the engine.
But.. I would bet on a side by side hp comparison on a synonym , any gains you might see on a chainsaw or sled would be minimal... unless of course you are modifying in some way... my gut would say hotter plugs might help with that to get better ignition...
Steve. |
