Re: Octane follies

[Michael Williams <urquattro@surfree.com>]

Stephen Bigelow decided to speak these words:

>>The highest octane fuel commonly available is 100/130 (at your local
>>airport) - but if you need this, there's something seriously wrong with
>>your car, unless it is an out and out dragster.
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>Not to mention the fact that then you're talking about _aviation_
>octane....another can of worms...


Yeah, i think that is what the 130 is, thats the aviation octane, the 100 
is the gas octane.  And using that is not all that uncalled for.  
Dragsters, at least top fuel use pure nitro methane in a liquid state.  
They end up being compression ignition and they are crazy engines..

Anyway, using something liek that would allow the ECU to advance the 
ignition all the way up to its max, which is probably set at something 
like 97, after that, it shouldnt recognize any more octane in there...

Remember, the highest octane possible in gasoline is 121...no higher...

later...

Michael Sheridan Williams
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