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Old 09-07-09, 04:35 PM
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Re: octane?

On a Compression ratio of 9.2:1 ?

Higher octane ratings means the fuel requires more activation energy before the chemical reaction takes place - i.e. is harder to burn. A given engine is designed to run on a given fuel octane. Being loaded up makes no difference to the compression ratio.

General quality (age etc..) - now there is a possibility.
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