[W126 Coupe] gas prices

[Paul Samarin]

I'm in Long Beach, CA.

Thanks,

Paul

On Jul 11, 2008, at 7:03 AM, Mike Beyersdoerfer wrote:


> Paul,  The claims are accurate and  you are on the money in your  

> last sentence, forget the Octane measurement and enjoy the drive.

>

> Tell me what city you are in and I will give you a Harley dealers  

> name to check out LHP.

>

> Mike

> On Jul 10, 2008, at 3:19 PM, Paul Samarin wrote:

>

>> I know nothing, so the following is a guess:  I suspect that they  

>> use the phrase "octane effect" b/c the stuff isn't really  

>> increasing octane in the fuel but the claimed benefits of using  

>> the additive act "as if" the octane had been increased by "ten  

>> points."  If I'm correct, then the correct math equation(s) is not  

>> about how many octane must be contained in a 6 oz bottle to  

>> increase 30 gallons by 10 points, but rather how many additional  

>> octane "points" would be required to produce the additional gas  

>> mileage that this stuff is producing per tankful (assuming such  

>> add'l performance is actually being produced.)

>>

>> It claims to lubricate the top end, clean injectors, etc.  So,  

>> (assuming the claims are accurate) maybe it's just making the  

>> engine more efficient rather than increasing the octane content of  

>> the fuel.

>>

>> Paul

>>

>> On Jul 10, 2008, at 10:31 AM, Bruce Mendel wrote:

>>

>>> So a $10.95 bottle will take you from 92 to 93 at best. And no  

>>> way does it even do that mixed into 30 gallons..it's just simple  

>>> math, it can't have enough octane to do it. Plus it says "octane  

>>> effect", and I am not sure what they mean by that.

>>>

>>> Bruce

>>

>> Paul Samarin

>> pauls at sbcglobal.net

>>

>>

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