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octane baby!




I have a very detailed spreadsheet that I keep for all details of my
benz. There is no difference in fuel economy between 91 octane and 93
octane for my benz. I've never gone below 91 octane, so I can't tell
you about 87, and at sea level we can't buy less then 87 octane. 

-Marc

'81 Gorgeous Green Mk1 Scirocco - Unknown Mileage - No pictures to
date 
'87 Tornado Red 16v Bogged Scirocco http://getty.net/scirocco/ RIP -
Sold 
'02 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor Sports Coupe -
http://getty.net/c230k/ 
    in Heliodongr?n (Citron Green) took European Delivery in May 2002,

    state-side delivery on July 19, 2002, currently at 39,900 miles 


-----Original Message-----
From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Dan Smith
Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2003 6:28 PM
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: octane baby!


Yeah, a corny play on a song title, but I couldn't resist. Anyways, CO
has octane ratings at the pump ranging from 85 to 94. With gas prices
ranging from $1.77 to 1.99 respectively, I want to see if I can settle
this hot debate among my housemates. Does higher octane gas equal
better gas mileage? And enough of a better mileage to make it cost
effective? This would be for my relatively stock 84 8v, which doesn't
deserve high octane gas if it doesn't make a difference mileage-wise.
When responding, please try to keep the formula equations to a minimum
as high school chem was a long time ago and I just squeeked by.
 
TIA,
Dan


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