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Re: Octane & CRs was Re: Automotive calculations for dummies

To: froggi@cdsnet.net
Subject: Re: Octane & CRs was Re: Automotive calculations for dummies
From: "andy webster" <trunkie@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 09 May 1999 04:49:50 PDT
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
Reply-to: "andy webster" <trunkie@hotmail.com>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
Herb
I would have if I hadn't done a valve grind just before getting the car back 
on the road.The bores and piston tops were squeaky clean too.
How fast does buildup build up?
Andy

>From: HFC <froggi@cdsnet.net>
>Reply-To: froggi@cdsnet.net
>To: andy webster <trunkie@hotmail.com>
>CC: Daniel1312@aol.com, spridgets@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Octane & CRs was Re: Automotive calculations for dummies
>Date: Sat, 08 May 1999 15:17:10 -0700
>
>Andy,
>
>Did you consider carbon build up?
>WFO Herb
>
>andy webster wrote:
>
> > No fair!
> > I'm getting dieseling after switch-off and I suspect a bit of knocking 
>with
> > 96 octane leaded. I've only got ~9:1 CR, whats goin on?
> > Is my ignition timing up the khyber?
> > Andy
> >
> > >From: Daniel1312@aol.com
> > >To: kturk@ala.net, trunkie@hotmail.com, spridgets@autox.team.net
> > >Subject: Octane & CRs was Re: Automotive calculations for dummies
> > >Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 15:37:54 EDT
> > >
> > >In a message dated 07/5/1999  7:47:31PM,  kturk@ala.net writes:
> > >
> > ><< Yeah there is nothing about this that should work... especially with 
>no
> > >  lead.....
> > >   >>
> > >I am not sure what petrol is used.  It might be 98 (English method of
> > >calculation) octane unleaded or 95 leaded.  I don't think they use
> > >additives
> > >but the guys that run 15:1 CRs might.
> > >
> > >For myself I ran 11:1 on standard 95 leaded with no problems (on a full
> > >race
> > >mixture strength).
> > >
> > >
> > >Daniel1312
>



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