A different octane question (I think)...
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A different octane question (I think)...
Couldn't find this with a search so here goes....
If you filled your tank half-way with 92 octane and the other half with 87, would the octane then be 89+?? Does the octane from the two different levels mix with each other or what???
If you filled your tank half-way with 92 octane and the other half with 87, would the octane then be 89+?? Does the octane from the two different levels mix with each other or what???
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Absolutely......
.....as long as we aren't talking two radically different kinds of gas. Two types from the same station can be averaged - that is how Shell makes 'Silver', there are only two tanks, Bronze and Gold (Optimax/V-Power) and they know that the result will be exactly half way between each tank's octane.
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Originally Posted by Mugatu
why wouldn't you just fill up with midgrade gasoline to begin with?
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Mugatu,
I was just using those two figures for an example; if you mixed 93 and 89, then would you have 91? Or, if you add 85 (is there such a thing?) and 93, would you have 89?? I realize that you could just use mid-grade and get the same octane rating.....
Is that better??
I was just using those two figures for an example; if you mixed 93 and 89, then would you have 91? Or, if you add 85 (is there such a thing?) and 93, would you have 89?? I realize that you could just use mid-grade and get the same octane rating.....
Is that better??
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For God's sake don't mix different octanes of gas at a 50-50 mix. The linear relationship between the oxidizer mixes makes for a matched molecular alignment, and the resulting detonation characteristics are much more volatile. One slight spark and you're the brightest fireball in town.
Did anybody believe that crap?
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Did anybody believe that crap?
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I think part of the reason is that sometimes gas is not just 10 cents more for each grade up. But you'd have to really be in a bind to make it worth spending 10 more minutes just to fill up.
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That awfully similar to what I do with decaf coffee and regular coffee when I'm trying to painlessly detox for summer after a heavy coffee drinking winter.
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