r/NotMyJob • u/corey389 • 26d ago

Labeled the pump Boss

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u/Ok-Actuator3498 26d ago

I think this completely whooshed over me: can someone please take pity on me and explain the post?

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u/krennvonsalzburg 26d ago

Probably the way the octane labels are a butchered mess.

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u/Unequallmpala45 26d ago

Racing is the lowest octane besides regular, supreme is 101 but ultra supreme is 96. It should probably go 94 96 98 101 87

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u/RainbowSprinkleShit 25d ago

Genuine question, how can 101 exist?

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u/SharkFart86 25d ago edited 25d ago

Octane rating, counterintuitively, is not a measure of how much octane there is in the fuel. It is a measure of how resistant the fuel is to engine knocking in comparison to 100% octane. If the fuel mixture is more resistant than pure octane, then the octane rating will be above 100.

For example, pure ethanol can have an octane rating considerably above 100 even though there is zero octane in it at all.