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"Premium"..."Premium"...? There ain't no premium in north america! Europe has the real jungle juice.

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Old 06-04-2014, 04:49 PM   #1 (permalink)
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"Premium"..."Premium"...? There ain't no premium in north america! Europe has the real jungle juice.
Please prove your statement.
The octane ratings in the US are different from Europe.
98 in Europe is 93.1 in the US.
All the gas stations in my area carry 93.
I'm not missing the .1.
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Please prove your statement.
The octane ratings in the US are different from Europe.
98 in Europe is 93.1 in the US.
All the gas stations in my area carry 93.
I'm not missing the .1.
Ah....no, you are wrong. European jungle juice is a higher octane rating then NA "premium".
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Ah....no, you are wrong. European jungle juice is a higher octane rating then NA "premium".
Like I said prove it.

US uses AKI ((RON+MON)/2)
Europe uses RON
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