[Healeys] Specified Octane

[Dan Stromquist]

You can get 110 octane non oxygenated with lead in Minnesota called racing
gas for about $7/gal.  We can also get the non oxygenated premium at 92
octane for about $3/gal. Try Goggling racing gas and see what you get.  I
think the racing gas thing is a bit of a con.  Mix a little snooze into the
ethanol free stuff and double the price.
Dan  


-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Greg Lemon
Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 5:22 PM
To: David Masucci; healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Specified Octane

Road and Track test specified premium in their contemporary road test, but 
didn't give a number, they used a RON octane number back then, which gave 
higher octane reading, now they use an average of RON and MON, which gives a

lower number, I think Premium was about 100-104 RON back then, but somebody 
correct me if I am out of the ballpark.

According to this article http://www.osbornauto.com/racing/dragster.htm 
todays gas of 92 octane would be about 96-97 octane RON, I know it varies 
throughout the country, 91 or 92 is the best you can get around where I 
live, but if you could get 94 octane modern gas think you would be in the 
ballpark of factory requirements.

Greg Lemon 
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