<VV> Gas

[Eric Lucas]

Ralph,
 
I looked this up previously and have pasted my original post here. I believe you can buy Toluene in the appropriate amounts and use that as an economical octane booster. There are some other possibilities if you do some searching as this seems to be an issue for many classic car enthusiasts.
 
It would be interesting to know the results if anyone has tried this.
 
Eric in Indiana

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I did a quick search. You might find these helpful. The 'brew your own" seemed like a reasonable option. I am pretty sure you can still buy Toluene in large amounts but I haven't checked it out. There were a couple of places on line that showed it in 5 gallon cans for $60-70 range.
 
Eric in Indiana
 
http://www.gnttype.org/techarea/misc/octanebooster.html
 
http://members.rennlist.com/951_racerx/OctaneBoosterComparison.html
 
http://speedtalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=18352
 
http://www.slideshare.net/bejoybj/toluene-as-octane-booster-fuel-additve
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> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 14:48:01 -0400
> Subject: <VV> Gas
> From: virtualvairs at corvair.org
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> 
> Just got the 69/140 back from the mechanic.   :-) He said another customer turned him on to av/marine/ag gas. It improved both his 140 as well as mine. I costs $1 more than reg "Gas".
> What are your experiences with this? 
> Also what about "octaine boosters" and "corn" gas.
> Fill me up, please
> Ralph
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