Gosh Darn Emmissions

John Larson j.d.larson at verizon.net
Thu May 6 10:01:15 EDT 2004


Brady wrote, correctly .............

"> John/All,
>
> Lower octane fuel has HIGHER volatility than high octane fuel. More power
in
> each explosion for a given set of conditions, but less control (resistance
> to detonation).
>
> Cheers, Brady"


You're right.  HIGHER volatility.  My most greivous error.  There I was,
having a serious brain fa*t.  Sorry, folks, for the bad info.  It might also
be important to note that the advice I gave is for doing the emissions test
only.  You want to run the right stuff for normal (and especially spirited)
driving.  John

I wrote, in Error.........."Any smog guy with an ounce of practical
experience will tell you that lower octane fuel burns cleaner because of
it's lower volatility."




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