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RE: Leaded Gas

To: Christopher Albers <Christopher.Albers@bubbs.biola.edu>
Subject: RE: Leaded Gas
From: Jarrid Gross <JGross@econolite.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 10:33:00 -0700
Chros wrote,

>I like Jarrid's suggestion better and it's far cheaper than $4/gallon
>race fuel, though you don't get the lead (which you don't really need
>with modern valves/seats).  Just add a ratio of toluene to your 92
>octane fuel to boost octane.  I can't remember the ratio.  Jarrid?  I
>think it was 5 parts fuel to 1 part toluene.

An 80/20 gas/tolulene ratio yields a theoretical 99.6 octane with a 
92 octane gasoline base.

Somewhere on the team.net website, there is a nice writeup on other
additives
like detergents, oils and the like that can be added as well.


Jarrid Gross


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