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Old 07-26-2024, 03:31 PM   #35
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Default Re: Gasoline in the 30's and 40's

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Originally Posted by 1952henry View Post
Lead was introduced in the 20s as a way of increasing octane, which allowed higher compression. This gave better performance and efficiency. The higher the octane, the slower the burn.
Yep and Henry ford didn't like it -He was making his own unleaded gas at the time
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