Subject: Re: [Fot] 110 Octane

From: Mike Jackson <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2016 22:36:06 -0500 (GMT-05:00)

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ad><body><div style=3D"font-size: 16px;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family: ari=
al, sans-serif;">It's a long story. &nbsp;Short version, I run race fuel in=
 the TR3 but AvGas in my FV motors. &nbsp;I'm paying about $6/gal for AvGas=
.<div><br><div>Folks more knowledgeable than I am have explained that octan=
e is not a "Gods Law" formula. &nbsp;Consequently the formula for calculati=
ng octane for AvGas is very different from that for road going fuel. &nbsp;=
So, 100 octane AvGas has no good way to compare to race fuel. &nbsp;In gene=
ral, aviation motors are lower compression than our race engines. &nbsp;The=
y need ultimate reliability since they cant coast to the side of the track =
if they throw a rod.</div><div><br></div><div>On the other hand, those same=
 more knowledgeable folks told us in the FV community that AvGas "low lead"=
 has more lead than road fuel ever did. &nbsp;Same issue of reliability wit=
h valves and seats.</div><div><br></div><div>Mike<br><br><blockquote style=
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<br>From: Bill Dentinger <[email-masked]>
<br>Sent: Feb 19, 2016 8:31 PM
<br>To: "J.C. Hassall" <[email-masked]>
<br>Cc: 'Friends of Triumph' Triumph <[email-masked]>
<br>Subject: Re: [Fot] 110 Octane

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aybe he will chime in, but I know Mike Jackson, and others of his ilk, use =
to buy AV gas &nbsp;at an airport and bring it to the track, where they wou=
ld 'cut' it with regular pump gas. &nbsp;Fifty/fifty, as I recall. &nbsp;Se=
emed like a lot of extra work to me, but Mike said that AV gas must achieve=
 a particular octane rating, which he trusted over and above what you might=
 purchase at the track, or else where.</div><div id=3D"AppleMailSignature">=
<br></div><div id=3D"AppleMailSignature">Bill Dentinger<br><br>Sent from my=
 iPad</div><div><br>On Feb 19, 2016, at 3:38 PM, J.C. Hassall &lt;<a target=
=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; w=
rote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><zzzmeta http-equiv=3D"co=
ntent-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"><div>Try your local GA a=
irport. Here in Blacksburg VA 110 LL is $4.44 a gallon.&nbsp;</div><div id=
=3D"AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id=3D"AppleMailSignature">jim<br><br=
>Fat-thumbed from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Feb 19, 2016, at 3:29 PM, Spit=
fire Racing &lt;<a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]=
r.com">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">At Summit Point it=E2=80=99s also $8.85 @ gallon cur=
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