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The lead was added to act as a lubricant. As a side effect, it also raised the octane up by causing the fuel to burn slower (octane is a measurement of how fast and how easily the fuel burns). When leaded fuel was standard, engines did not have hardened valve seats and running not leaded fuel would damage the engine over time.

And thats 'pinging' not 'pinking' wink A ping happens when the fuel pre-detonates before the piston comes to top dead center. And is generally caused by incorrectly set timing or hot spots in the cylinder. High compression engines or those with a turbo running a lot of boost need higher octane fuel to help prevent pre-detonation.
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