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A BIT OF A TRICKY ONE HOPE SOMEONE CAN HELP....I HAVE A SUBARU STI 2003 V-LIMITED STI JDM......IT HAS AN LPG CONVERSION WHICH IS GREAT FOR COMMUTING TO AND FROM WORK AT 41P A LITRE.....BUT MY CONCERN IS THAT WHEN YOU RUN A SUBARU ON LOW OCTANE FUEL I.E. 95RON THEN THIS CAN HAVE AN ADVERSE AFFECT TO YOUR ENGINE IN THE TERMS OF PISTON MELTDOWN AND BIG END PROBS ETC SO THEREFORE I HAVE ALWAYS USED V-POWER OR TESCO 99 RON...AND SAY FOR EXAMPLE YOU USE LOW OCTANE FUEL....YOUR ECU DETECTS LOW RON FUEL AND LEARNS TO TRY AND COMPENSATE TO TRY AND STOP PRE DETONATION AND RETARD THE IGNITION TIMING AND DECREASE BOOST LEVELS AND PERFORMANCE....AND WHEN YOU USE 99RON IT REQUIRES AN ECU RESET TO GAIN THE HIGH LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE..........THEREFORE MY QUESTION IS AM I HAVING THE SAME ISSUES USING LPG WHEN I AM NOT USING MY V POWER FUEL AND WILL MY ECU HAVE LEARNT THE LPG AND CONSEQUENTLY RETARDED MY TIMING AND REDUCED PERFORMANCE AS I AM CONSIDERING HAVING IT ALL REMOVED AND A REMAP IF THIS BE THE CASE..AS THE LAST THING I WANT IS FOR ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO LPG RUNNING SIMILAR TO LOW RON FUEL...DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY LPG EXPERIENCE AS HELP IS DESPERATELY NEEDED.... MANY THANKS RICK