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Originally Posted by Old Henry
...I can't believe that the head of the Canadian petroleum industry doesn't understand what premium gas is for...
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That guy is a paid mouthpiece for the industry. He understands quite well what premium gas is for: Primarily to boost the profit margins of petroleum companies, while giving the consumers the ability to choose their poison.
What he said about detergents may have some truth in it. Premium may in fact have more detergents than are required to keep the engines clean, as the very presence of more detergents may have the effect of raising octane. Remember, high octane = slower burn, so any additive that interferes with the burn will slow the burn. The primary reason for lead in the old days was to raise the octane in that manner. Today, the presence of alcohol serves that purpose via the water content in alcohol.
In the video, the most ridiculous part was asking minimum wage pump jockeys which gas was better! That was pure theater, and grossly unfair to those poor guys!