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Re: Octane ratings
Historical mailing list
Mon, 24 Jun 1996 20:31:46 -0400
...Also, one octane rating is NOT necessarily like another octane rating. A higher octane number is an indication of the fuel's ability to...
Re: Octane
Historical mailing list
Mon, 21 Jul 1997 02:21:22 -0400
...RON is always significantly higher than MON >Most car makers (including VW) specified research octane, often > listed as R.O.N. (Research Octane Number...
Re: Good explanation of Octane rating
Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
Sat, 16 Jun 2001 14:09:44 -0400
...The Research octane number and the Pump octane number. In north america the pumps list the average of these two numbers. In most of...
Re: STP Gas Treatment
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Fri, 11 Mar 2011 07:52:59 -0500
...If I'm not mistaken, the sticker refers to 91 RON (Research Octane Number). That's the common octane rating in Europe. In the...
Octane
Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
Sun, 20 Jul 1997 19:34:24 -0400
...The two systems usually give somewhat different numbers. Most car makers (including VW) specified research octane, often listed as R.O.N. (Research Octane...
Re: What Octane Fuel
Historical mailing list - wb6otg
Thu, 2 May 2002 12:44:09 -0400
...The two systems usually give somewhat different numbers. Most car makers (including VW) specified research octane, often listed as R.O.N. (Research Octane...
Re: petrol consumption
Historical mailing list - wb6otg
Tue, 5 Sep 2000 12:51:03 -0400
...These methods gave different numbers, with research octane giving the higher number. The US government couldn't decide which one to use, so they...
Re: 1990 2.1L Digijet European Caravelle wiring diagrams
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Mon, 3 Sep 2007 17:42:04 -0500
...This produces "Research" and "Motor" octane numbers, with the Research number being larger. The octane rating of gasoline in the US is the average...
Re: petrol consumption
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Tue, 5 Sep 2000 20:41:07 PDT
...These methods gave different numbers, with research octane >giving the higher number. The US government couldn't decide which one to >use, so they...
Re: NVC-Prices Fuel A Rebellion
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Tue, 9 Aug 2005 11:24:42 +1200
>Calculations of octane for US market (and others using the formula >Pump octane=(R+M)/2 > >R=Research Octane Number(RON) >M=Motor Octane...
Re: Gasoline Grade?
Historical mailing list
Thu, 13 Mar 1997 14:09:01 -0500 (EST)
...A higher octane number is an indication of the fuel's ability to withstand compression detonation. Too low an octane number will cause the...
Re: Diesel Subaru Conversions
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sat, 11 Mar 2006 16:58:22 +1300
...the octane discussion gets >confused. > >1 RON octane is equivalent to 87 CLC octane. (RON + MON)/2 = CLC octane >number. This is the number...
Re: higher octane needs
Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
Fri, 28 Dec 2001 19:47:43 +0000
...Octane Number RON = Research Octane Number ----------------------------- As far as Vanagon engines are concerned, regular 87 octane gas has more energy than high octane gas...
Boston Bob's web site
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Thu, 2 May 2002 12:29:09 -0700
...The two systems usually give somewhat different numbers. Most car makers (including VW) specified research octane, often listed as R.O.N. (Research Octane...
Re: Octane Rating for Waterboxers
Historical mailing list
Sat, 26 Jul 1997 01:17:27 -0400
...Almost all > >gas stations in CA have 87, 89, and 91 octane fuels available. These octane > >numbers use the (R+M)/2 method. If...
Re: What Octane gas does a 2.1L waterboxer need?
Historical mailing list - joel walker
Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:01:39 -0500
...The AKI octane rating usually displayed on U.S. gasoline pumps is calculated as follows: Research octane number plus motor octane number, divided by...
Re: petrol consumption
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Tue, 5 Sep 2000 20:12:36 PDT
...It has changed to the (R+M)/2 method from the old MON (Motor Octane Number) method. While in Europe the RON method is...
Re: 1990 2.1L Digijet European Caravelle wiring diagrams
Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
Mon, 3 Sep 2007 20:21:32 -0700
...This produces "Research" and "Motor" > octane numbers, with the Research number being larger. The octane rating > of gasoline in the US is the average...
Re: higher octane needs
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 28 Dec 2001 23:18:53 -0600
...Octane Number > RON = Research Octane Number > ----------------------------- > As far as Vanagon engines are concerned, > regular 87 octane gas has more energy than high octane > gas...
Re: higher octane needs
Historical mailing list - mike miller
Fri, 28 Dec 2001 22:02:26 -0800
...Octane Number > RON = Research Octane Number > ----------------------------- > As far as Vanagon engines are concerned, > regular 87 octane gas has more energy than high octane > gas...
Re: Boston Bob's web site
Historical mailing list - Eric Spletzer
Thu, 2 May 2002 12:33:49 -0700
...The two systems usually give somewhat > different > numbers. Most car makers (including VW) specified > research octane, > often > listed as R.O.N. (Research Octane...
Re: petrol consumption
Historical mailing list - wb6otg
Wed, 6 Sep 2000 07:43:25 -0400
...These methods gave different numbers, with research octane >>giving the higher number. The US government couldn't decide which one to >>use, so they...
business of octane
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Wed, 2 Jan 2002 10:54:05 -0800
...Daniel Emmanuel" One thing for sure Daniel is right about is that "it is a mess" Straight-run gasoline has an octane number of...
Re: petrol consumption
Historical mailing list - John P
Wed, 6 Sep 2000 04:15:45 -0000
...It has changed to the (R+M)/2 method from the old MON (Motor > Octane Number) method. While in Europe the RON method is...
Octane, Porsche heads
Historical mailing list
Thu, 27 Apr 1995 13:50:43 -0700
...The RON number is what the octane 'seems' to be. Usually this is going to be greater than the actual octane, through the addtion...
Re: 1990 2.1L Digijet European Caravelle wiring diagrams
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Mon, 3 Sep 2007 16:14:23 -0700
...This produces "Research" and "Motor" octane numbers, with the Research number being larger. The octane rating of gasoline in the US is the average...
Re: NVC-Prices Fuel A Rebellion
Historical mailing list - jimt
Mon, 8 Aug 2005 10:48:32 -0600
Calculations of octane for US market (and others using the formula Pump octane=(R+M)/2 R=Research Octane Number(RON) M=Motor Octane...
Re: Octane & Driving in Mexico
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 13 Jun 2001 23:44:03 -0400
...92 research octane (Mexico Magna Sin) is supposed to be ordinarily equivalent to 87 R+M octane, but if the M number were considerably...
Re: Re: Re: 5 cyl. Audi, sender on flywheel d oesn�t matter
Historical mailing list - John P
Wed, 16 Aug 2000 19:49:56 -0000
...RON = research Octane Number, measured in the lab using a single cylinder engine at constant RPM. MON is motor octane number, multi cylinder engine...
octane ratings
Historical mailing list - mervyn. readman
Tue, 13 Jul 1999 12:45:49 PDT
...best octane fuel rating for a water cooled vanagon.Ive read the hand book but the lettering that comes after the octane number does...
Re: higher octane needs
Historical mailing list - Chris Holtz
Fri, 28 Dec 2001 21:28:56 -0800
...Octane Number >RON = Research Octane Number >----------------------------- >As far as Vanagon engines are concerned, >regular 87 octane gas has more energy than high octane >gas...
Re: Octane Rating for Waterboxers
Historical mailing list - Bob Marshburn
Wed, 23 Jul 1997 19:34:56 -0700
...Almost all >gas stations in CA have 87, 89, and 91 octane fuels available. These octane >numbers use the (R+M)/2 method. Take...
Re: What octane fuel?
Historical mailing list - jimt
Sun, 15 May 2005 22:30:45 -0600
...The gas pumps in the US reflect and average octane rating of RON and MON or (R+M)/2 which is a lower number...
Re: What octane fuel?
Historical mailing list - bueses
Mon, 16 May 2005 12:07:25 -0600
...The gas pumps in the US > reflect and average octane rating of RON and MON or > (R+M)/2 which is a lower number...
higher octane higher burn temperature
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Fri, 28 Dec 2001 21:31:47 -0800
...Octane Number RON = Research Octane Number ----------------------------- As far as Vanagon engines are concerned, regular 87 octane gas has more energy than high octane gas...
Re: higher octane needs
Historical mailing list - mike miller
Fri, 28 Dec 2001 22:05:35 -0800
...Octane Number >> RON = Research Octane Number >> ----------------------------- >> As far as Vanagon engines are concerned, >> regular 87 octane gas has more energy than high octane >> gas...
RE: Octane ratings
Historical mailing list
Thu, 27 Apr 1995 15:32:57 EDT
I thought Octane (if as in methane, propane, etc...) refers to the number of carbons in the molecule *(Oct- = 8)* The -ane suffix refers...
Re: Octane & Driving in Mexico
Historical mailing list - PSavage
Wed, 13 Jun 2001 21:01:09 -0700
...92 research octane (Mexico Magna Sin) is supposed to be > ordinarily equivalent to 87 R+M octane, but if the M number were > considerably...
Re: Boston Bob's web site
Historical mailing list - VW Caravelle
Fri, 3 May 2002 21:31:11 +0800
...The two systems usually give somewhat > > different > > numbers. Most car makers (including VW) specified > > research octane, > > often > > listed as R.O.N. (Research Octane...
Re: Gasoline Grade?
Historical mailing list
Thu, 13 Mar 1997 15:05:45 -0500 (EST)
...The only difference is the amount of chemical used for determining the octane number. They can be proportionally blended to create any octane number...
Re: petrol consumption
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Wed, 6 Sep 2000 03:09:50 PDT
...It has changed to the (R+M)/2 method from the old MON (Motor > > Octane Number) method. While in Europe the RON method is...
Re: baja gas, octane, and timing
Historical mailing list - wb6otg
Mon, 6 Mar 2000 16:11:42 -0500
...Most car companies (VW included) specified octane by the research method. When the US government decided to require labeling of octane number on the...
Re: What octane fuel?
Historical mailing list - jimt
Mon, 16 May 2005 16:02:20 -0600
...The gas pumps in the US >> reflect and average octane rating of RON and MON or >> (R+M)/2 which is a lower number...
Re: Fuel Octane, Additives
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 12 Jul 2004 18:50:28 -0400
...But "premium" -- more to it (maybe) than octane. And there was certainly a time when EFI systems that had plenty of octane number from...
Re: Octane & Driving in Mexico
Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
Thu, 14 Jun 2001 23:09:22 -0700
...92 research octane (Mexico Magna Sin) is supposed to be > > ordinarily equivalent to 87 R+M octane, but if the M number were > > considerably...
Re: Fuel Octane, Additives
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Mon, 12 Jul 2004 17:36:21 -0800
...Likewise it's not in any question that a) engines gain > nothing > from an octane number higher than they need under given > circumstances, > which...
Re: Diesel Subaru Conversions
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Fri, 10 Mar 2006 22:15:51 -0500
...the octane discussion gets > confused. > > 1 RON octane is equivalent to 87 CLC octane. (RON + MON)/2 = CLC octane > number. This is the number...
Re: Re: Re: 5 cyl. Audi, sender on flywheel does n�t matter
Historical mailing list - John P
Wed, 16 Aug 2000 20:30:00 -0000
...RON number. > RON = research Octane Number, measured in the lab using a single cylinder > engine at constant RPM. > MON is motor octane rating, single...
Re: Gasoline Grade?
Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
Fri, 14 Mar 1997 17:51:40 -0800
...could have lowered it's available power - but not just the octane number. Mmmm, maybe. But, I've noticed the same behavior with other...
Re: Boston Bob's web site
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 3 May 2002 09:58:43 -0500
...The two systems usually give somewhat > different > numbers. Most car makers (including VW) specified > research octane, > often > listed as R.O.N. (Research Octane...
Re: Gas - Cheap vs Expensive
Historical mailing list - James
Fri, 15 May 2015 20:44:58 -0400
...Octane rating is a > number that rates the gasoline's ability to > resist exploding inside your engine. You don't > want it to explode...
Re: Diesel Subaru Conversions
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Fri, 10 Mar 2006 22:05:13 -0500
...the octane discussion gets confused. 1 RON octane is equivalent to 87 CLC octane. (RON + MON)/2 = CLC octane number. This is the number...
Re: Fwd: Gas - Cheap vs Expensive
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 15 May 2015 15:11:13 -0400
...The Vanagon requires fuel with a certain octane rating to operate correctly. Octane rating is a number that rates the gasoline's ability to...
Re: weird problem w/ poor 85 Westy gas mileage
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Fri, 10 Jan 1997 09:47:00 -0800
...it involves averaging the RON > number with another number, so that 91 RON is equivalent to the 87 octane > that is found at pumps...
RE: Octane ratings
Historical mailing list - sstones
Thu, 27 Apr 1995 14:19:58 -0400 (EDT)
...christian > Well, like Methane, Ethane, Propane... Octane is a hydrocarbon. Meth, Eth, and Pro all denote the number of Hydros attached to the carbons...
RE: Octane ratings
Historical mailing list
Thu, 27 Apr 1995 14:48:22 -0500 (EST)
...Octane is a hydrocarbon. > Meth, Eth, and Pro all denote the number of Hydros attached to the > carbons (I think Pro is four) Oct...
Re: While Talking About Fuel
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:07:18 -0700
Real numbers from some dyno runs.. 91 Porsche GT 6.5 liter V8 stroker motor. With normal premium fuel (92 octane) it ran at...
Fwd: What was the last word on which type of gas to use?
Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
Mon, 14 Mar 2005 16:06:37 -0500
...The AKI octane ratings usually displayed on USA gasoline pumps is calculated as follows: Research octane number plus motor octane number, divided by 2...
Re: California Gas Prices... Sounding off.
Historical mailing list - Jos� Rafael Moscoso
Thu, 26 Aug 1999 03:05:47 -0400
...whole number (pumps weren't designed to set prices above $1.00, so they used a smaller unit). Right now Premium (93 octane) gasoline...
Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:43:34 -0500
...It may also sometimes be called the Pump Octane Number (PON). Difference between RON and AKI Because of the 8 to 10 point difference...