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What Does Octane Do In Gasoline? Octane Ratings
The octane rating of gasoline essentially tells you how much the air-fuel mixture can be compressed before it will spontaneously ignite. Gasoline with an optimal octane rating performs best in an engine designed to run on that octane level.

16 posted on 05/19/2016 3:41:29 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamiin Franklin)
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Using higher-octane gasoline than your engine is designed to utilize is only wasting your money.


18 posted on 05/19/2016 3:44:08 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamiin Franklin)
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