[Mgs] Reality, was:Oil Article

[WSpohn4 at aol.com]

Very common misconception, that. Everyone seems to think they'll get more  
power instead of less when they use higher octane.  Even racers that should  
know better.
 
Bill
 
 
In a message dated 1/15/2009 3:14:57 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
ptrmgb at gmail.com writes:

Higher  octane doesn't equate to more power. Higher octane resists  
igniting  more. So you need
more pressure (compression) to get it to fire  efficiently.  This can  
generally correlate to poorer gas  milage.