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October 9th, 2014, 19:34
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Very interesting how centane is calculated.
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October 9th, 2014, 20:06
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wankel7
Very interesting how centane is calculated.
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...and spelled.
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December 30th, 2014, 15:40
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tditom
...and spelled.
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DOH!
Cetane 
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January 1st, 2015, 21:01
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Location: san antonio & austin
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Originally Posted by smellis
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yes it is
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January 1st, 2015, 21:55
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Torque Dorque
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Arizona
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Originally Posted by smellis
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Confirmed and fixed original post link. Looks like Chevron moves it around periodically.
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June 14th, 2015, 07:31
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Thumb up
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June 14th, 2015, 09:31
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Interesting that higher centane diesel produces more particulate matter than a lower centane fuel. Makes for an interesting life-cycle discussion of the DPF...
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June 14th, 2015, 11:47
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Fuel Economy: Golf: 54/48/43.5 B4 Passat: 52/48.5/45 B5.5 Passat: 30 mpg mixed
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fxk
Interesting that higher centane diesel produces more particulate matter than a lower centane fuel. Makes for an interesting life-cycle discussion of the DPF...
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wankel7
Very interesting how centane is calculated.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tditom
...and spelled.
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sorry- I couldn't resist.
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December 25th, 2016, 17:34
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Newbie
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: TAMPA FL
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Updated link.
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