[DeTomaso] REAL Gas versus Crap

[Dave Londry]

You can run 87 and you have a 500hp+ build Michael??
What's the CR?
dave


On 27/10/2011 4:46 PM, michael at michaelshortt.com wrote:
> Finished off the tank of real 100% gas today.  RANGE was extended approx 18
> miles and mileage by 1 mile per gallon.
> This was in town driving, no highway.
> It was 89 octane which is middle grade at 3.74 per gallon, crap middle grade
> was 3.54, 87 is at 3.34 per gallon.
> So if I were to use middle grade all the time, the net effect is that the
> real gas is .15 cents per tank more expensive. Versus reg 87 octane gas, it
> is about 4.00 per tank more expensive.
>
> As far as driving goes, way less hesitation, more torquey feeling at
> launch,  more responsive at speed for passing.
>
> So I filled it up again tonight with real gas.
>
> Michael Shortt
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