Re: Proper gas for 374 engine

Posted by Jack Vines On 2011/2/24 10:35:51

1. You cannot buy real tetraethyl lead additive. In any form which would actually improve the knock rating of a tank of gasoline, it would be both illegal and extremely toxic to handle. The scammer who claims to sell it uses very misleading ads. Read his advertising and you will never find any facts as to percentage of lead or octane rating improvement. He carefully skirts the law and truth in advertising. Hemmings and the others who take money to allow him to steal from the old car hobby should be ashamed.

2. The octane boosters which are legal and sold in auto parts stores are marginally effective. They are better than nothing, but won't get us back to the days of 100-octane.

jack vines