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Re: Octane, lead

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Subject: Re: Octane, lead
From: exumfs@exu.ericsson.se (Mark Steph)
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 93 08:27:32 CDT
>                                                      The racing
> fuels have 3 to 4 grams per gallon of lead as opposed to only about
> 0.1 gram/gallon of lead found at regular leaded fuel pumps.  Heck,
> here in the east you can't even find leaded regular at all, but there's
> a local Sunoco station that has a CAM2 racing fuel pump ($3/gallon).
> 

$3 !!!.  Ouch.  I'd also suggest stopping by your local airport
and checking out the prices of 100LL.  It is probably the same fuel
being sold by the racing fuel chains.  It was ~$1.60/gal. (self serve)
the last time I checked.  (Dallas area).  Also, stores around here
sell a lead additive called "Real Lead."  I'm not sure of the concentration--
one of you chemist-types will have to expound on that.

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