Did any of you guys read this entire paper and links? I didn't read all the links but I did read most of the paper
You guys need to remember or become aware that all early gasoline(pre 1950s) was white gas(Coleman lantern fuel), not the gasoline we know today
I started pumping gasoline in a service station in the mid 1950, most American produced gasoilne burning automotive 4 cylinders, 6 cylinders and V8 engines at that time had less than 8.0 to 1 compression ratios
The higher octane gasoline fuels(130/145 octane) used and developed in the WW2 era where for low RPM aircarft engines used in combat, most of them where supercharged, turbocharged or both
The paper linked above is written either by a engineer or Professor or a perhaps PHD canidate Doctortate thesis as a research paper so it is filled with his opinions and the links to his sources justify his opinions
Is his work, his or her opinion, the absolute truth?
Maybe, maybe not
My degree is not in chemistry
Todays engines that run on todays gasoline are designed for today gasoline with no lead additives, do they have Iodine additives in todays fuels as a octane booster? Have any of you used or tried to use Toulene or Toulol or Benzine or MEK or Acetone with Methanol alchlol in race gasoline to go faster? I have
Lots of ways to skin the kitty to get results, not all of them are the only way or the best way
Please do not confuse antiknock chemical results with increased octane ratings