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Re: gas and octane rating

#405
From: Shilo Jennings
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1985 19:34
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[FLAME ONNNNNNNN]

someone wrote:
> >MYTH:  HI-Test (high octane) gasoline burns faster and is more powerful
> >than regular.
to which something replied:
> If its not more powerful, then why does it give better gas mileage?
DID ANYONE SAY IT DID, OR BETTER YET PROVE AT?  THAT'S RIDICULOUS
	
ditto:
> >Low octane gas burns too fast a must be retared by the addition of 
> >compounds like tetraethyl lead or branched chain hydrocarbons.
> 
> What does lead have to do with increasing the octane?  You said octane was an
> indication of the number of branched chain hydrocarbons.  Does adding lead
> increase the number of branched chain hydrocarbons?
YOU OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T READ THIS GUYS ARTICLE VERY WELL DID YOU? HE EVEN DREW
A PICTURE OF WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THET DO THIS !

Sorry for the flame but it  burns me up when people don't pay attention to
what they are doing, or comment on something they know ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
about( as the guy who replied here ). If you really want to question 
this guys authority, please keep it in the mail.
PLEASE KEEP THIS KIND OF GARBAGE OUT OF THE NEWS,
and I will keep THIS kind of garbage out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks,          -scj- 
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From: shilo@t4test.UUCP (Shilo Jennings)
Newsgroups: net.auto.tech
Subject: Re: gas and octane rating
Message-ID: <1584@t4test.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 31-Oct-85 14:34:55 EST
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Posted: Thu Oct 31 14:34:55 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 4-Nov-85 02:08:59 EST
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Organization: Intel Peripheral Comp Mfg, Santa Clara
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Summary: jerks on the net