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[JCZ]

But JCZ
Only 91 out there?
No wonder the horsepower figures are lower there! [smiley=nixweiss.gif]


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It has something to do with the Calif. Clean Air Act that CARB (Calif. Air Resources Board) inacted awhile back.  Although I believe that's the same for other states out west here, too.

Ya know, with the EPA getting closer in line with CARB, I'd not be surprised to see those standards become national standards down the road, as our air (nation wide) gets dirtier and dirtier.  That's just my speculation and I've not read anything like this, that's in the works.

[hd2003-se2005]

But JCZ
Only 91 out there?
No wonder the horsepower figures are lower there!  

Hello JC, wake up!

[JCZ]

But JCZ
Only 91 out there?
No wonder the horsepower figures are lower there!  
 
Hello JC, wake up!

Huhhh......whatttt? [smiley=nervous.gif]

[Coolbreeze]

Hmmm....   I heard that the octane rating on deisel fuel was up around 140 or so.... couldn't ya just mix a little together and .... [smiley=nixweiss.gif]  After all, octane rating is just a measure of how long the fuel burns at a specified heat range, so .... [smiley=oops.gif]

[Willie D]

Here's the URL for the the 'Rocket Fuel' made up here in Michigan. Handy stuff when you need it. I used it a couple of times while out west on the 2 laners, sometimes it's hard to find even 89, specially in Iowa........it's the corn fuel state, don't cha know. [smiley=nervous.gif]

http://cal-products.com/rocketfuel.html [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]

[Hotmetal2]

Wow I had no idea that this was not common, but I will say in Saskatchewan a year ago we drove around for about a week and had a heck of a time finding other than 87 octane.  If you were on the Number 1 it was OK, but off on the back roads, no way.  More than once I had to put in whatever was available.  

Mrs.WeCVO, When you come in Canada, you should travel in Quebec instead!!! Here, you can easely find 94 octane in all Petro Canada station service. That is what I use in my car all the time!!! [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

[shovelhead71]

coolbreeze - diesel fuel is "cetane" not "octane" also a side note - when diesel fuel is combusted - it gives off quite a few more chemical compounds and one is them is Formaldahyde - not such with gasoline - and it is less money to process diesel fuel but they still keep the $ for it up there

[Coolbreeze]

Well!  That clears up what has long been a source of confusion for me...  Thanks!