87 Octane is all that is recommended or needed, not 89 or 93. The higher octane stuff is a waste of money and will actually lose a few ponies as well. If you are really hearing spark knock than a lower octane isn't going to work anyway, spark knock(detonation) requires HIGHER octane not lower.
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