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1. Octain booster and compression ratios (score: 1): Author: "DENNIS COX" <djc@appsig.com>; Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 13:17:59 -0700; I did a compression check on my 67 rebuilt engine and the results are 185 across all 4. A couple where pushing 190. This seems a tad high to me. I do get run on but no audable pinging. I'd like to kn; /html/mgs/2000-05/msg00717.html (7,801 bytes)
2. Re: Octain booster and compression ratios (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 16:20:09 -0700; That does sound high, but so long as you're not pinging, it doesn't matter. I think run-on can be a symptom of a rich mixture, as well (carbon build-up in the cylinders), so you might want to check t; /html/mgs/2000-05/msg00723.html (9,562 bytes)
3. Re: Octain booster and compression ratios (score: 1): Author: REwald9535@aol.com; Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 00:01:38 EDT; me. Yes, but you have to ask yourself one question "How do you know that your compression tester is accurate?" I have seen three testers vary by 50 pounds on the same engine when used one right after; /html/mgs/2000-05/msg00776.html (8,168 bytes)
4. Re: Octain booster and compression ratios (score: 1): Author: BobMGT@aol.com; Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 21:59:05 EDT; The owners manual for my '71 specifies "Premium 98 or above". This is a far cry from 92. (Or is this apples and oranges, old/new octane numbers?) I personally run octane booster. I can run 15 deg BTD; /html/mgs/2000-05/msg00794.html (8,227 bytes)
5. Re: Octain booster and compression ratios (score: 1): Author: David Councill <dcouncil@imt.net>; Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 21:23:48 -0600; The premuim octane of 98 is "research method". There are several different methods of measuring octane and I believe the one used in the US produces slightly lower number, through the "motor method"; /html/mgs/2000-05/msg00795.html (9,561 bytes)
6. RE: Octain booster and compression ratios (score: 1): Author: Gordon Bird <gb@the-bdc.com>; Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 08:56:47 -0400; Indeed he does. I asked him recently WRT running on of my high compression 1622. He said that it might help, but that it only lasts a couple of hours due to evaporation. Told me to put some in a cup; /html/mgs/2000-05/msg00803.html (8,768 bytes)
7. Re: Octain booster and compression ratios (score: 1): Author: "DENNIS COX" <djc@appsig.com>; Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 08:28:23 -0700; What is RWT?; /html/mgs/2000-05/msg00811.html (9,142 bytes)
8. Re: Octain booster and compression ratios (score: 1): Author: "Peter C." <nosimport@mailbag.com>; Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 10:31:27 -0500; Rith Wegard To SNIP...."....I asked him recently WRT running....." sorry, couldn'r help it. Peter C; /html/mgs/2000-05/msg00812.html (8,593 bytes)
9. Re: Octain booster and compression ratios (score: 1): Author: Ajhsys@aol.com; Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 13:33:07 EDT; SNIP...."....I asked him recently WRT running....." sorry, couldn'r help it. Peter C >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thanks for the chuckle Peter. I wasn't expecting it and nearly spit my lunch out! Al; /html/mgs/2000-05/msg00814.html (8,841 bytes)
10. Re: Octain booster and compression ratios (score: 1): Author: Elliott DeGraff <degraff@erols.com>; Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 12:04:22 -0400; You only need to add 1 gallon of 100LL avgas to a tankful of high test unleaded. The excess lead in the avgas will boost the unleaded to an acceptable level. Elliott DeGraff 2 71Bs; /html/mgs/2000-05/msg00917.html (9,804 bytes)
11. Re: Octain booster and compression ratios (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 11:50:23 -0700; I hope anyone considering this is comfortable with the fact that they'd be spewing lead into the atmosphere. Maybe you don't know any children... Seriously, I have to protest this kind of thinking. G; /html/mgs/2000-05/msg00921.html (10,715 bytes)
12. Re: Octain booster and compression ratios (score: 1): Author: Philip Schulert <pjschu@usit.net>; Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 14:22:54 -0700; I have been guilty of putting avgas in my fuel in the past . But I saw in the aviation trades that someone in the northeast was using it in its ground engines and was fined a lot of money . Philip Sc; /html/mgs/2000-05/msg00923.html (9,769 bytes)
13. Re: Octain booster and compression ratios (score: 1): Author: Dan Dwelley <ddwelley@excite.com>; Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 12:33:52 -0700 (PDT); You mean to say ...your not running 12:1!!! <G> People were burning leaded fuel when I grew up...I turned out ok... I was a range instructor in the military...Lots of lead in the air there...didn't e; /html/mgs/2000-05/msg00925.html (12,812 bytes)
14. RE: Octain booster and compression ratios (score: 1): Author: Gordon Bird <gb@the-bdc.com>; Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 16:12:01 -0400; I don't disagree with you wrt the lead. The original post had nothing to do with performance, rather, the running on that is common to the MGA 1622 high compression engine. The only solution to the; /html/mgs/2000-05/msg00927.html (11,480 bytes)
15. Re: Octain booster and compression ratios (score: 1): Author: "Dave Wood" <djw69@idt.net>; Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 13:31:39 -0700; Thanks Dan, I bit my tongue and decided not to respond. Out here in the great North West some of us have a real problem with tree huggers. My problem is with do-gooders in general...Most of the autoc; /html/mgs/2000-05/msg00929.html (14,057 bytes)
16. RE: Octain booster and compression ratios (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 16:43:40 -0700; OK, though I think I pointed out earlier that there are other potential solutions for running on other than higher octane fuel. I had a running on problem at one time. I cured it through carburetor a; /html/mgs/2000-05/msg00940.html (12,570 bytes)
17. Re: Octain booster and compression ratios (score: 1): Author: "James H. Nazarian, Ph.D." <microdoc@apk.net>; Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 17:03:58 -0400; Max et al, A. IMHO, anyone who needs to run 100+ octane fuel in an MG because of run on, needs to fix his motor not his octane. B. From what I have read recently, there is more pollution being emitte; /html/mgs/2000-05/msg00981.html (13,769 bytes)
18. Re: Octain booster and compression ratios (score: 1): Author: "DENNIS COX" <djc@appsig.com>; Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 15:22:05 -0700; I didn't mean to open a can of worm with my original post here. My purpose was hear fellow owners experances with using octain boosters and there fixes for this problem. My engine is far from stock.; /html/mgs/2000-05/msg00985.html (9,724 bytes)
19. Re: Octain booster and compression ratios (score: 1): Author: "James H. Nazarian, Ph.D." <microdoc@apk.net>; Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 18:54:16 -0400; Hi Dennis, Uhhhhh, are you telling us you did 110 mph on public or private roads? If private, as in a racetrack, why not use racing fuel? If public, you went overboard with the mods, and need to use; /html/mgs/2000-05/msg00986.html (10,816 bytes)
20. Re: Octain booster and compression ratios (score: 1): Author: David Councill <dcouncil@imt.net>; Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 17:59:05 -0600; This thread has wandered a ways off topic on some of the recent posts. But so far, this "can of worm(s)" is nothing compared to illustrious topics like cats, drive shaft/towing, batteries on concrete; /html/mgs/2000-05/msg00987.html (10,072 bytes)

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