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Originally Posted by 41Sqn_Banks
The point is the following: If you use 87 octane fuel you are not allowed to apply a higher boost than +6.25, if 100 octane fuel is used the maximum allowed boost is +12.
Thus 100 octane fuel doesn't give you more power directly, however it allows you to apply more boost - which will give you more power.
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Yes, this is true. But you can't just "apply more boost" unless the engine has specifically been designed to allow it. If your engine only has enough compression ratio to make use of 87 octane you will need to make modifications.