Re: [DML] Delorean Fuel (Ancient History)

["content22207" <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In the days of leaded gasoline, some brands (Amoco for example) did
NOT add lead to their premium grade, opting instead for other
detonation inhibitors. Old heads call this "white gas". Was *MUCH*
kinder to the carb and valve train than leaded gas. For that reason
alone people would buy it irrespective of the octane rating (which
often ran as high as 97).

Is meaningless at today's gas stations I know, but perhaps explains
some of the allure premium grade still holds in popular culture.

BTW: gasoline, like all other automotive fluids and lubricants, is
higher in quality today than it's ever been. Measurements such as
octane rating, viscosity (not API), DOT temps, etc are unchanged, but
the products themselves are much better.

Bill Robertson
#5939

> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "therealdmcvegas" <dmcvegas@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> Remember, there is no such thing as *grades* of gasoline. Octane is a
> level of resistance to combustability. So the higher the #, the more
> "retardant" it is. Gasoline is also equal across the board, in as no
> matter what the octane rating, the BTUs will still be the same. You
> WILL NOT generate more power from an engine, by increasing octane!!!
> 
> -Robert
> vin 6585 "X"









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