2005 Pilot Octane Recommendations
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Originally Posted by DRfrank
um.. did you just say you switched to a suv to get more for your gas money?
does that sound really odd to anyone else?
does that sound really odd to anyone else?
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Joined: Jul 2002
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From: Harrisburg, PA
The spark advance is automatic and is adjusted by the ECU. Someone suggested that running 87 could damage the vehicle. This is simply not the case. However, if you do run higher octane fuel (91 or above), you will gain additional HP. If you choose to run 87 (which the Pilot was definitely designed to run), you will achieve the standard 240hp. Otherwise, there will be no adverse effects.