

| Subject: | Re: (More) Octane & Driving in Mexico |
| From: | PSavage |
| Date: | Wed, 13 Jun 2001 21:15:42 -0700 |
By the way, when I am forced to use Regular Pemex (green pump) the ill effects are usually noticeable immediately if I must push my van up a hill or look for reasonable passing speed. It almost feels like a tank of "bad gas." Premium is available in *most, tho not all, Pemex stations-- Pemex stations are multiplying rapidly & more now have Premium. Phaedra ----- Original Message ----- From: David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> > That would fit with these remarks from > http://www.rversonline.org/ArtMexFuels.html -- according to him (her?) even > the mid-grade is less than 87 "American" (R+M) octane. > > > >NOVA . Curiously, running the fuel through a > >engine does not produce immediate results. It's only after a hundred miles > >or so, that the full effects of it's low octane begins to > >cause pre-ignition and detonation.
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