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Wed Jan 05, 2005 1:45 pm Post subject:
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| Quote: | He said his truck was running sluggishly and he put in a tank of 76 high
octane and could hardly believe the difference it made. Suddenly the
truck ran smoothly. He said he has a lot of evidence that he and other
people are getting very significantly better mileage since switching to
76. I guess that's 76 Union, unless they've changed their name.
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I see in another post that you're from CA. So am I. This makes a
difference.
The 76 station near my house has a HUGE sign that advertises "NO MTBE."
Don't know if all 76 stations are MTBE-free, but most of the others
haven't gotten rid of it yet. That probably accounts for the difference
in mileage. I don't know about the running smoother thing, though.
I heard that newer cars/trucks need the octane they're designed for even
though they run fine (no knocks) w/ lower octane gases. The computers
adjust to make them run ok, but the performance and efficiency go down.
So I think it just depends on the car.
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TURTLE
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Thu Jan 06, 2005 7:48 am Post subject:
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"Dominique Cormann" <seemy@signature.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1c44574d3d1c636c9896f7@nntp...
| Quote: | In article <33uqrnF3vp0f9U1@individual.net>, turtle4aire@bellsouth.net
says...
This is Turtle.
I like your theory on Octane rating being different for Gasohaol and regular
gas
and you need to discuss this with the DOT of your state and have them change
the
Octane rating to reflect the less power from Alcohol gas than regular
unleaded
gas. I think they would be interesed in your theory here.
TURTLE
You need to look up what octane means.
It is the resistance to ignition value. It is NOT the amount of energy
per volume.
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This is Turtle.
I don't study gas as a hobby but if the octane rating was all the same as you
say here. I could run 87 octane gas in my Lexus LS-400 and not have to burn the
93 octane fuel. I can fill it with 87 Octane fuel and it don't knock but a
turtle could out run me with it in the car. I put the 93 in it and it hauls ass.
I look at what it does and not what it is suppose to prevent or prevent it from
knocking.
TURTLE |
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Rod Speed
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Thu Jan 06, 2005 2:50 pm Post subject:
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"TURTLE" <turtle4aire@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:34438jF46b62tU1@individual.net...
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"Dominique Cormann" <seemy@signature.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1c44574d3d1c636c9896f7@nntp...
In article <33uqrnF3vp0f9U1@individual.net>, turtle4aire@bellsouth.net
says...
This is Turtle.
I like your theory on Octane rating being different for Gasohaol and regular
gas
and you need to discuss this with the DOT of your state and have them change
the
Octane rating to reflect the less power from Alcohol gas than regular
unleaded
gas. I think they would be interesed in your theory here.
You need to look up what octane means.
It is the resistance to ignition value. It is NOT the amount of energy
per volume.
This is Turtle.
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Rather pathetic, really.
| Quote: | I don't study gas as a hobby
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Or any other way either, obviously.
| Quote: | but if the octane rating was all the same as you say here. I could run 87
octane gas in my Lexus LS-400 and not have to burn the 93 octane fuel.
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Not a fucking clue, as always.
| Quote: | I can fill it with 87 Octane fuel and it don't knock but a turtle could out
run me with it in the car. I put the 93 in it and it hauls ass.
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Rather pathetic, really.
| Quote: | I look at what it does and not what it is suppose to prevent or prevent it
from knocking.
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Rather pathetic, really.
Rather pathetic, really.
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Duane Bozarth
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Thu Jan 06, 2005 7:30 pm Post subject:
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TURTLE wrote:
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| Quote: | I don't study gas as a hobby ...
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Did you follow the link I posted or google octane rating to actually see
what it is?
| Quote: | ...but if the octane rating was all the same as you
say here. I could run 87 octane gas in my Lexus LS-400 and not have to burn the
93 octane fuel. I can fill it with 87 Octane fuel and it don't knock but a
turtle could out run me with it in the car. I put the 93 in it and it hauls ass.
I look at what it does and not what it is suppose to prevent or prevent it from
knocking.
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What is available in the "high-test" pump is <more> than just additional
anti-knock compound... |
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Max
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Thu Jan 06, 2005 8:24 pm Post subject:
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In article <41DD4B94.B2D9C52F@swko.dot.net>,
Duane Bozarth <dpbozarth@swko.dot.net> wrote:
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What is available in the "high-test" pump is <more> than just additional
anti-knock compound...
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that warm, secure feeling...
<http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/autos/octane.htm>
....that comes from being hornswaggled*.
"Shell premium contains SIX TIMES the minimum required detergent
agents!!!!!" which works out to a producer's cost of $0.004/gallon
extra...
In addition to the FTC website, i urge you all to at least become
passingly aware of the DOE's Energy Information Agency.
<http://www.eia.doe.gov>
..max
*unless your owner's manual specs it, of course.
--
the part of <betatron@earthlink.net>
was played by maxwell monningh 8-p |
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