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Re: Racing Gas - Octane Needs

To: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Racing Gas - Octane Needs
From: jkamo@rushmore.com
Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 16:55:47 -0600
what did you do when you were running
"pro-stock" motorcycles??

curious, as I dont think the fuels have
changed much the past few years

Joe :)


Quoting Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>:

> Is required octane directly related to compression ratio, or are there other
> factors that figure in.  Is there a chart somewhere to give a starting point
> for determining necessary octane.  In the past, I have bought 110 octane
> racing fuel thinking that it was the smart move at the track, when I know the
> motor I had would have run just fine on pump gas.  I've read that putting in
> higher than necessary is not a permormance enhancer, just money thrown away.
>  
> Dick J 
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