104+ or equivelant octane boosters ---
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midnightbluS10
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turbodig
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Re: 104+ or equivelant octane boosters ---
It also makes the skin around your eyes very sticky, when you splash it in them.
Moral: Eye protection.
I pour it into a can with a couple gallons of gas in it, then dump that into the tank.
Not as nasty as straight xylene.
I've never seen a concentration greater than 20% do significant good, in terms of knock reduction.
Years ago, the F1 guys tried to burn this stuff pure... the rules people caught on.
Later,
gjp said:
It also makes the skin around your eyes very sticky, when you splash it in them.
Moral: Eye protection.
I pour it into a can with a couple gallons of gas in it, then dump that into the tank.
Not as nasty as straight xylene.
I've never seen a concentration greater than 20% do significant good, in terms of knock reduction.
Years ago, the F1 guys tried to burn this stuff pure... the rules people caught on.
Later,
Re: 104+ or equivelant octane boosters ---
Just a bit of info on octane boosters. If the product says it raises the octane by 4 points that actually equals .4 increase in octane rating. So a product that raises the octane by 4 points you get a rating of 87.4 if you started with 87 octane. To raise the octane from 87 to 88 you need a product that raises the octane by 10 points which equals 1 in octane rating.
WalMart sells 0to60 octane booster made by Prestone that raises the octane by 10 points.
Just a bit of info on octane boosters. If the product says it raises the octane by 4 points that actually equals .4 increase in octane rating. So a product that raises the octane by 4 points you get a rating of 87.4 if you started with 87 octane. To raise the octane from 87 to 88 you need a product that raises the octane by 10 points which equals 1 in octane rating.
WalMart sells 0to60 octane booster made by Prestone that raises the octane by 10 points.
midnightbluS10
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Re: 104+ or equivelant octane boosters ---
Yes, it is.
Here's a good deal on Torco. They guy had has fuel lab tested after adding toco to see what the results were.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=1615470
mrweelr said:
Yes, it is.
Here's a good deal on Torco. They guy had has fuel lab tested after adding toco to see what the results were.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=1615470
mrweelr
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Re: 104+ or equivelant octane boosters ---
Sweet. I'm going to order 12 cans of the stuff today. Sounds like 1.5 cans mixed in with a tank of 91 should yield at least 100 octane. Add the alky injection on top of that and I think I'll be OK running 25psi in the spring (Datamaster will confirm). Are there any drawbacks to running this stuff other than the orange deposits it leaves on the plugs from the MMT?
Sweet. I'm going to order 12 cans of the stuff today. Sounds like 1.5 cans mixed in with a tank of 91 should yield at least 100 octane. Add the alky injection on top of that and I think I'll be OK running 25psi in the spring (Datamaster will confirm). Are there any drawbacks to running this stuff other than the orange deposits it leaves on the plugs from the MMT?
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Re: 104+ or equivelant octane boosters ---
At that special price better to go with the Torco, but at his regular price I'd start looking around for a VP retailer. I've found several new stations that sell VP95 or 100 between my house & work. The VP95 goes for $3.99/gal.
At that special price better to go with the Torco, but at his regular price I'd start looking around for a VP retailer. I've found several new stations that sell VP95 or 100 between my house & work. The VP95 goes for $3.99/gal.
NOJIMMY
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Re: 104+ or equivelant octane boosters ---
...here are a couple of options for mixing/storing/pouring...
http://www2.northerntool.com/cat-1/106+7376.htm
http://www.coolstuffcheap.com/petro-pump-fuel-pump---gas-can.html
-Larry Brown
...here are a couple of options for mixing/storing/pouring...
http://www2.northerntool.com/cat-1/106+7376.htm
http://www.coolstuffcheap.com/petro-pump-fuel-pump---gas-can.html
-Larry Brown