Re: 2005 Gasoline Versus 1930's Gas

Posted by PAULIH300 on February 20, 2005 at 13:32:20 from (152.163.101.13):

In Reply to: Re: 2005 Gasoline Versus 1930's Gas posted by Bill in NC on February 20, 2005 at 13:01:04:

Gasoline today gasses off far faster than the old days.The oxygenated additives added for cleaner burning take away from the fuels octane level.Octane actually resists knock and ping,and doesnt raise HP unless timing is advanced to take advantage of the less volatile mix.Todays fuels lack Tetraethyl lead,and that kills octane and lubrication.Lots of problems associated with new fuels have taken place over the past 10 years.Spark plug companies have had to raise heat ranges to make the plug fire/run right(Champion most of all).Todays fuels are nothing compared to the 50s,60s and even the 70s.Have an old musclecar? Dont expect anything close to 300hp from one without some serious changes.Blame the EPA,and the huge number of internal combustion engines out there.Their population has created pollution problems in big cities,and the EPAs knee jerk reaction was to tack on all these emission devices and weaken the fuels.Diesel fuel has been tampered with too for years....its coming quickly where old diesels will not run on new fuel at all.Once the sulphur is all taken out,injector pump/injector seals are going to dry out at rapid rates.

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