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Re: Av.gas

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Subject: Re: Av.gas
From: DANIELS@LMSBVX.TAMU.EDU (Lee Daniels, daniels@tamu.edu)
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 1995 11:03:11 -0500 (CDT)
>What is the net wisdom about using av. gas in a '73 TR-6.  Mine sure 
>feels happy when I do, it runs more quietly, requires less choke time.  
>It is 100 octane low lead BTW.

A few years ago Road & Track printed a blurb about mixing up what the 
writer called "great gas".  It was essentially a mix of 110LL avgas and 
premium unleaded.  I don't have the proportions with me, but if I remember 
tonight I'll get them.

THE CATCH is that you are supposed to pay the ROAD TAX for any gas you use 
in your car, and said tax hasn't been paid on the avgas.  I suppose you 
could jump through some hoops and actually pay the tax, but I also suppose 
it would be a supreme hassle.

I sprung for a tank of premium in my lowly Mazda 323 putter-wagon a few 
weeks ago, and even that made a great difference in the way she ran.

Lee M. Daniels   Laboratory for Molecular Structure and Bonding   Texas A&M 
 daniels@tamu.edu            (409) 845-3726          Fax (409) 845-9351
 '74 TR6  '77 MGB

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