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RE: Gasoline / Octane

To: <WSpohn4@aol.com>, <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: Gasoline / Octane
From: "Larry Hoy" <larryhoy@prodigy.net>
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 11:17:58 -0600
Bill great message. 

Now, is there some type of "chart" that would suggest which octane is
recommended for various compression ratios?

(P.S. I'll be trying the increased octane for the midriff and hair,
thanks for the tip)

Larry Hoy

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net 
> [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of WSpohn4@aol.com
> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 10:08 AM
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Gasoline / Octane 
> 
> 
> In a message dated 29/04/02 7:50:33 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
> owner-mgs-digest@autox.team.net writes:
> 
> 
> > I use premium in all my cars, even my TD....

Bill responds:
> 
> Stupid is putting it much too strongly.
> Your mistake is commonly made by the public at large, who think that
higher 
> octane must be better and will give them more power, more hair, less
midriff 
> bulge.......when really, you want to run the LOWEST octane you can
without 
> ping. Don't worry, the guys at the race track make the same mistake,
and run 
> higher than they need, when lower would actually give them more power.
snip
> I use 92 on my Jensens (10:1), 
> 94 on my street Fiero (8.5, but 13 psi boost) and Lamborghini (10.7),
as well as TVR race car (HRG head, 10.5), 
> and only need to go to 105 for the Twincam (12:1)
> My street driven (when it _gets_ driven) 62 MGA Coupe gets 89

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