Re: Octane follies

[Michael Williams <urquattro@surfree.com>]

Mike Arman decided to speak these words:

>Turbochargers also raise the effective compression ratio - that's why a
>turbo engine's actual compression ratio is lower than the N.A. version of
>the same engine - 11.5 to 1 plus turbo would need probably 400 octane fuel
>. . . which we can't buy.


Well, it depends.  A car can have a static compression ratio of 11.5:1 
but a dynamic compression ratio of 3:1..so that really doesnt mean 
anything...



later...

Michael Sheridan Williams
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