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Re: Octain booster and compression ratios

To: ATWEDITOR@aol.com
Subject: Re: Octain booster and compression ratios
From: Elliott DeGraff <degraff@erols.com>
Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 12:04:22 -0400
You only need to add 1 gallon of 100LL avgas to a tankful of high test
unleaded.  The excess lead in the avgas will boost the unleaded to an
acceptable level.

Elliott DeGraff
2 71Bs

ATWEDITOR@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 5/18/00 1:02:13 PM, gb@the-bdc.com writes:
> 
> <<  One day I hope to find someone who sells real 104 octane racing
> fuel.  I'll run a tank of that and see what happens. >>
> 
> Here's what some racers used to do, not sure they still do this:  Go to your
> local general aviation airport with a 5-gallon can and have them fill it with
> Avgas.  There used to be several higher octanes, but if my memory is correct
> the common avgas is still 100 octane.  Word when I used to work at airports
> was that they just mixed the avgas with regular gas, as running pure would
> burn the pistons.  YMMV, and this is all hearsay.
> 
> Jay Donoghue
> 72B
> 72B-GT
> 66 Mustang

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