I thought it was airflow design and overcoming the air turbulence at 7XX
MPH.
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Steven St.Laurent
C4i System Engineer
C4i Engineering Branch, PSD, MCTSSA
MARCORSYSCOM, U.S. Marine Corps
Office (760) 725-2506 (DSN Prefix: 365)
"Never be content with somebody else's definition
of you. Instead, define yourself by your own beliefs,
your own truths, your own understanding of who
you are. Never be content until you are happy with
the unique person GOD has created you to be."
-----Original Message-----
From: KenCo [mailto:ken@kencofish.com]
Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2002 7:17 AM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: Re: DML: Re: 76 Competition 100 Unleaded Racing Gasoline
Stlaurent Mr Steven wrote:
>
> Ugh, Jon. I think you have that in reverse.
>
> It is a proven fact the high the fuel octane the more power. I wish I
could
> run the SR-71 fuel (JP-7).
>
Jet fuel = modified Kerosene, gasoline based
fuel was the cause of "sonic booms" so they
went to kero. ;)
> --------------------------------------
> Steven St.Laurent
> C4i System Engineer
> C4i Engineering Branch, PSD, MCTSSA
> MARCORSYSCOM, U.S. Marine Corps
> Office (760) 725-2506 (DSN Prefix: 365)
> "Never be content with somebody else definition
> of you. Instead, define yourself by your own beliefs,
> your own truths, your own understanding of who
> you are. Never be content until you are happy with
> the unique person GOD has created you to be."
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jon@dakota-truck.net [mailto:jon@dakota-truck.net]
> Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 11:27 AM
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Re: 76 Competition 100 Unleaded Racing Gasoline
>
> "Canucker Trucker" <mal5@ualberta.ca> wrote:
>
> : on that note ... what does everyone here run? The stock 4.7L recommends
> : ONLY 87 octane from factory. Does higher octane really make any
> difference
> : (unless of course you're running a blower and/or NOS and or higher
> : compression)
>
> No, in fact higher octane is "harder to ignite" than lower octane.
> So, the lowest octane you can run without pinging or detonation will
> actually make the most power.
>
> --
>
> -Jon-
>
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