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Old 08-29-2006, 08:57 PM
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Default Re: US Octane Rating

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Originally Posted by Delta Flyer
In Dallas the choices are:

  • 87 for regular unleaded<<
  • 89 for mid-range<<
  • 92 for premium unleaded<<
Like Mr Kite said, regular unleaded is 85 in Denver (think it's minus 2 for all gas in the mountains...). I'd love to hear the explaination for the octane range.


The explanation is simple... at higher altitudes gas is harder to detonate because of the lack of oxygen... it acts as a octane boost if you will. So you can go for lower octane gas because it will not pre-detonate.
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