RE: hardened valve seats

[Rich Kinsley <rlkinsley@xxxxxxxxx>]

david orr wrote:
> 
> I have wondered about this for years as when I had my first new car in 
> 1964, 
> a 383 4bbl. 4spd. , that I drove at the drags most every week end  or 
> from 
> N.C. to Pa. other week end. I used AMOCO white gas unleaded it worked 
> fine. 
> what is the diffenance between the unleaded of 1964 and the unleaded of 
> now. 
> I use 93 octane with an additive in my 64 426 street wedge with no 
> problems. 
> dave O
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I toobought my first new car in '64. Mine was a '64 Dodge 330 2 dr post, 
med blue with 383 4bbl, 4spd and 3:23 SG. I had a blast with that car. 
Till I got drafted 6 months later :-(

Anyway, unleaded gas didn't come about umtil the mid-70's with the 
advent of the smog stuff and cat converters. The AMOCO and others had 
octanes available about up to 110 octane. "Regular" was rated at 92 
octane as I recall. Maybe a tad higher like 94. 100 was about bottom 
line for "Super" or "Supreme". I preferred the Chevron white pump. I 
think it was around 105. Yeah, and it cost a whole 34cents/gal on a bad 
day.


Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies


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