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Re: Octane ratings

To: AHSprite78@aol.com
Subject: Re: Octane ratings
From: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 23:03:32 -0400
Cc: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
Organization: Positive Earth Drivers Club
References: <1419a1c4.362fde19@aol.com>
Reply-to: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
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AHSprite78@aol.com wrote:
> 
> As my 2 year restoration comes to an end I was leafing through one of the many
> manuals that I have and noticed that they recomended the use of 100+ octane
> gas in performance engines and 94 octane for normal engines.  What does
> everyone on the list run?  Is the manual correct?
> 
> Matthew Smith
> '67 Sprite

The manual was correct in it's time.
Times have changed, so has gasoline (remember lead?)
I run super unleaded (Shell if that matters) and have been ever since
they took the lead out.
No Nox (anybody remember that one?)
No pings
No lead
No problems.

-- 
Frank Clarici
Toms River, NJ
Lots of LBCs
http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut

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