Daily gripe: Octane, mock-tane

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From: Walt Horning
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998 00:00

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Its really funny how if I put one brand of gas in the car at a
selected octane, and then fill up some other time at another gas
station with the same octane, yet the performance difference is really
noticeable.

I think some gas is apparently over-rated, so that it is not say 89
octane, but 89 mock-tane.

So much for those weights and measures stickers certifying octane.

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