91 Octaine in 4KSCQ?!
Doug Johnson
ur-quattro at msn.com
Tue Jul 13 09:17:59 EDT 2004
> > To add a bit of background, research octane ratings are higher
> > because they're derived from laboratory tests, under ideal and
> > controlled circumstances. Motor numbers are lower, because
> they are
> > determined under real-world conditions.
>
> RON and MON are actually determined using the same equipment
> in the same laboratories - the difference is that RON is
> measured on free-running apparatus and MON is measured with a
> load on the test engine. Clever things, with variable
> compression. There's copious literature on the internet,
> including a very good writeup on an Oxford University site.
>
Thank you!
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