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Old 12-27-2009, 02:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Fraser View Post
My understanding is that AKI = RON minus five, or thereabouts.
It isn't a linear conversion. Two different fuels can behave differently on the two different test protocols in the test engine, and so may have the same RON but different MON results, resulting in different AKI figures. As mentioned in post #7, 89 AKI = 95 RON for all intents and purposes, about 6 points. 91 RON is close to 87 AKI, about 4 points. 98 RON is about 91 AKI, about 7 points.

I filled up with 94 AKI at Chevron today, mainly because the idle was a little uneven after a lot of short trips in the city, and I wanted a tank with the maximum amount of Tecron in it.
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