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vabeach56wagon

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103 octane warning label
« on: September 03, 2019, 08:23:09 PM »
The repro parts houses list an adhesive label warning that 103 octane must be used or.....else, basically...

Is that another invention by a label printer somewhere?

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Re: 103 octane warning label
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2019, 08:29:44 PM »
I think it was L88 engines only.
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Re: 103 octane warning label
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2019, 07:59:25 AM »
They were with out a doubt on the consoles of L88's which have 12.5:1 compression thus requiring 103.
KURT I guess the question would be regarding ZL1's... were they 12.5:1 compression as well? I ONLY ASK because of the way the ZL1's are listed on the CORVETTE TANK SHEET - ALUM CYL CASE
If so one would believe the decal would have been somewhere.
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Re: 103 octane warning label
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2019, 10:52:50 AM »
I had the same question:   Did the ZL1 cars get that same octane warning label on the console? or somewhere?  Or did the Aluminum construction allow the ZL1's to get by with lesser octane?
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Re: 103 octane warning label
« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2019, 11:22:38 AM »
No ZL1 Camaro is known to have been built with the octane warning label.

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Re: 103 octane warning label
« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2019, 11:32:33 AM »
Of course Heartbeat City Camaro sells it advertising it for ZL1's as well...   (SUrprise Surprise)...  :)

https://www.heartbeatcitycamaro.com/store/product/20907/1967-1968-1969-Camaro-427-425-HP-427-ZL1-L88-103-Research-Octane-Fuel-Decal/


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