Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 20:52:21 -0800 From: Justin VanAbrahams <jvanabranopsam.com> Subject: Re: Can someone explain OCTANE?
Bart L. Grossman wrote: > > Your a softy. I would have marked it a C- for content, then gave it a D when > attitude is added in. > > > At least that's how it was originally done. How it's done now, I'm not > > sure. > > Mike is right in saying that any given gasoline mixture may or may not > > actually contain any isooctane (or heptane for that matter). > > > > Bob I mixed all sorts of quotes in here... But, as I understand it, the "octane" we get in gas is more a product of various additives than anything naturally present in the gasoline itself. Lead used to provide a lot of the anti-detonant, but when that was removed most petroluem companies started adding in outside sources - either synthesized octane or any number alcohol byproducts. I would like to state at this point that this Mike Smith dude is an idiot. In my original post, I made it ABDUNDANTLY clear (or so I thought) that I was illustrating the point of octane and its functionality in our gasoline. Not once did I mention (or intend to mention) where it came from or what it was made of. The original poster asked a pretty honest question and I responsed with what I thought would be the information most useful to him. It's fine if someone wants to go into additional detail, but Mike, I can't see how anything you posted was informative or constructive, and nothing you said really went against anything I said. I fail to see the origin of your attitude or, apparently, the origin of your information. -Justin The Only One. :)
