Re: [non-rocco] high octane (mix your own?)

[Brad Sterling <bgsterling@earthlink.net>]

Someone once told me that you can overdo it with octane.  That was the
extent of
his comment.  I was too young and stupid then to think to ask what he
meant.
Anyone?!?

-Brad
older and just as stupid

Bradley Peet wrote:

> I have some information on mixing your own octane boost, if you're
> interested.  The gist of it is that you can buy the same chemicals at a
> paint store (Xylene and Toulene at approx $3/gal) for a whole lot less than
> you pay at the auto parts store for a little 16 oz bottle of octane boost.
>
> http://effervescent.com/vw/fuel.txt
>
> An important point to keep in mind: you must mix in 10% of this octane boost
> to raise 92 octane premium to 94.5 octane.  So if 94 octane fuel is
> available at the pump, buy it.  Likewise, if you really need 100 octane
> fuel, you're still better off buying it at the pump.  (I'd be hesitant to
> mix 30% of ANYTHING with my gas for fear of harming the fuel system and/or
> engine.)
>
> -Bradley
> 86 S16V 2.0l (turbo almost done)
>
> >Date: Tue, 7 Sep 1999 13:34:01 -0700 (PDT)
> >From: Mark Peele <type53@yahoo.com>
> >Subject: [non-rocco] high octane
> >
> >There's a Sunoco down the street from my new house that sells 100
> >octane "racing gas".
> >Will I abandon my plans for knock sensors on my 1981 and 1982
> >Sciroccos?
> >NO! This gas is a cool $2.9999 per gallon (cheap for you euro listers!)
>
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