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Originally Posted by metromizer
The higher the octane number, the slower the burn rate.
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That is not universally true. In fact, a friend of mine who worked at a refinery insisted that the octane rating had nothing to do with how quickly the mixture burned. I didn't buy that as a universal either, as I know of cases where high-octane fuel did indeed burn slower than low-octane fuel.
-soD