If an engine has to have a wider throttle opening and mass airflow + fuel at the correct mixture to produce X BHP then if the lower grade fuel has a lower calorific value and or burns hotter (less dense air) then more fuel is required to produce the same BHP as your test started with.
Unleaded fuel (gas) burns hotter and faster than leaded gas therefore the temperature is hotter. Leaded fuel burns slower therefore the ignition could be advanced so the maximum expansion occurred at the exact moment the piston started its downward travel and continued expanding until spent. A bit like modern gun powder is a propellant which expands continually pushing the projectile (bullet) down the barrel whereas the real gunpowder (black powder) was a BANG and go situation.
See first - unleaded gas burns faster and more raggedly and hotter (BANG) therefore exhaust gas temp higher and this is needed to ensure the platinum in the cat works.
The colder the better for power but the more dense (cold) it is the more fuel is required to enable the engine to run. Ambient is Ok but depends where on the planet you are. The less air the less fuel = less power.
See Cyl Head Temp. Unleaded = Bang and go whereas leaded = push and keep pushing.
never come across these terms.
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