So, speaking of octane, I once owned one of those big '66 Oldsmobile Toronado front wheel drive beauties with a 425, 4 bbl carb and dual exhaust.
Well, one morning it was SOOOoooooo cold that it just wouldn't fire up so I tapped a bit of Avgas (aviation fuel) out of a Piper Cub I had in the driveway for the winter and poured a splash into the carb. I turned the key, saw a blast of flame shoot up, heard a really loud blast but the car was running....VERY loudly.
Turns out the backfire had blown both exhaust pipes apart.
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How perfect is it that the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 is won by an American and a first timer?
Well, one morning it was SOOOoooooo cold that it just wouldn't fire up so I tapped a bit of Avgas (aviation fuel) out of a Piper Cub I had in the driveway for the winter and poured a splash into the carb. I turned the key, saw a blast of flame shoot up, heard a really loud blast but the car was running....VERY loudly.
Turns out the backfire had blown both exhaust pipes apart.
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How perfect is it that the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 is won by an American and a first timer?
