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- From: Ken Wilkens <wilkens%nmr@venus.ycc.yale.edu>
- Subject: Re:Octane rating in fuels
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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 12:28:37 GMT
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- Well on older cars you should only use as high of an octane that is
- needed to prevent detination, most newer cars have a 'knock' sensor that
- listens for engine knock and retards the timing when it is heard. So
- using higher octane fuel in a newer car you MIGHT see an increase in
- performance and/or mileage but not that much.
- So if your car dosen't knok with the fuel you are using now it is
- probably good enough!
-
- Ken
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