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Old 03-23-2006, 07:22 PM   #5
victimizati0n
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Re: The truth about gasoline

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Originally Posted by TLBLZER
Here is a simple way to explain . try holding a lighter to 108 octane fuel . It will hardly burn you have to keep a flame on it for it to burn. Well on the other hand try doing this to 87 octane . We all no how fast it will blaze . The higher the octane the slower it burns so this means better fuel mileage. Not more hp.



your way off on your "lighter thing" you will hardly notice a difference.

but higher octane will not give you better gas mileage, and it WILL give you more HP (but only because of the timing advance change your computer makes)
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