- 1. Race Gas vs. Av Gas?? (score: 1)
- Author: MHKitchen@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 23:46:48 EST
- Since we're on the subject of gas..... I've had to use 110 octane leaded CAM2 or Sunoco race gas in the twin cam with its 13.5 :1 compression ratio. But it does get expensive!! I was convinced to try
- /html/vintage-race/1999-11/msg00064.html (7,818 bytes)
- 2. Re: Race Gas vs. Av Gas?? (score: 1)
- Author: Marc Robertson <marc@blackberry-ridge.com>
- Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 07:25:22 -0600
- A number of years ago when I put my vintage vee engine together, I was advised by a well known vee engine builder that they recommended 100 octane low lead aviation fuel. I realize that this is a muc
- /html/vintage-race/1999-11/msg00071.html (9,232 bytes)
- 3. Re: Race Gas vs. Av Gas?? (score: 1)
- Author: Carl Braun <clbraun@mwci.net>
- Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 10:29:07 -0600
- Aviation fuel is not the perfect solution and is a bit risky. Some years back Shell Oil's research department told me aviation fuel, in a high performance street car or race car, has a tendency towar
- /html/vintage-race/1999-11/msg00074.html (8,671 bytes)
- 4. Re: Race Gas vs. Av Gas?? (score: 1)
- Author: Gregory_Schulz@mil-elect-tool.com
- Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 11:01:50 -0600
- Octane has been a gray area for some people (me included). Octane calculations from the 'pre-no lead' era were different from subsequent formulas such as R+M/2 (if that's even a correct example). Ho
- /html/vintage-race/1999-11/msg00075.html (9,399 bytes)
- 5. Re: Race Gas vs. Av Gas?? (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Dalton <billd13@essex1.com>
- Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 18:43:40 -0600
- Myles During the 1973 gas crisis, I ran my R code 72 Mach I (351 Cleveland 10:1 solid liftered) on Avgas since I didn't have to wait in line for it and was Director of Maintenance for a flying club.
- /html/vintage-race/1999-11/msg00077.html (10,373 bytes)
- 6. Re: Race Gas vs. Av Gas?? (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Hayes <hayes@mediaone.net>
- Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1999 00:10:13 -0500
- Since this seems to be one of interest, let me do a core dump of what I knew about aircraft from years ago.(I had a private ticket and quit flying after nearly being hit midair by idiots twice - plus
- /html/vintage-race/1999-11/msg00082.html (8,299 bytes)
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