Octane Question
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From: Botswana
Originally posted by ILLINI-SVT
It just goes to show, you can't believe everything you read on the internet. I'm not doubting you, as that is what I believed until I read the following:
Check it out at http://www.motorcycle.com/mo/mcrob/rt-fuel2.html
Now I'm totally lost. I actually have a friend who's a chemical engineer for an oil company, I suppose I could ask him.
It just goes to show, you can't believe everything you read on the internet. I'm not doubting you, as that is what I believed until I read the following:
Check it out at http://www.motorcycle.com/mo/mcrob/rt-fuel2.html
Now I'm totally lost. I actually have a friend who's a chemical engineer for an oil company, I suppose I could ask him.
I really didn't read all of the posts on the link you gave.....but here is the main link that gets you to the FAQ link I posted above. It is a chemistry site. I have a tendency to place a bit more confidence here than a link to another web forum.
Check it out http://chemistry.about.com/cs/howthi.../aa070401a.htm
It is a crap load of reading if your real bored...but it is some good info for octane and how it all works.
Hope it helps .
Rocks
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Joined: Jan 2004
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From: Chicago, Illinois
Yeah, I just stayed up way too late reading the link you gave me. Interesting stuff. Actually, I see that the link I posted plagerized a fair amount of the info from yours, and messed up the concept in the process. At least the chemistry link you posted has citations. Very good reading. I stand corrected. Thanks!
