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Old 09-15-2004, 06:53 AM
Trev Trev is offline
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Correct me if I am wrong Matt, but I thought that lead was used primarily as a valve seat lubricant, and had nothing to do with octane levels. That is why engines designed to run on unleaded fuel require hardened valve seats to make them live without the lubricating effect.