Race fuel equation...

[wally426ci]

I love the way race fuel exhaust smells (not the only reason im interested  ) but Im curious what people think. There is a Sunoco up the street that has 104? Octane? i think.... anyway, is there a ratio to normal fuel, run it straight? whats the deal. Interested in what type of performance i could gain as well..

Thanks.. 

[BB73Challenger]

Well just my 

There is a pump to get 110 by me.
I had tried it before cutting the race fuel with 94 octane, but with the driving I was doing (Not racing) seemed silly, as my car needs premium, but not race fuel to live.

And that was when the race gas was 4 a gallon, I have no idea what it is now!

I tried different ratios, like 50/50 all the way to 20 race/80 94oct, but I was never taking advantage of the advanced tuning, I was still just "cruisin".

By the way, the smell of race fuel is the BEST 

[6packCuda]

I agree, it smells great, but unless you're running over 11:1 compression, you won't see any noticeable difference in the way it runs.

[ksierens]

So what is the minmum you can use to still get that great smell?

[The Cuda Guy]

So what is the minmum you can use to still get that great smell?

Great question LOL!!!   

Don

[71chally416]

Cheap (lower octane) gas burns hotter, so any gas used with a higher octane rating than required for your motor is wasted. (Heat = Energy) I tried some of the Atco race gas in my old low compression 318 mixing it with the regular (Maybe 3 gallons?) years ago. The car didn't go any quicker but it ran smoother going down the track. The 440 I had before that loved it. I could run the timing where it should have been instead of 32* without having the motor ping.

[Changin Gears]

Another benifit of race gas is lead for heads that don't have hardended seats (like mine).

[Chryco Psycho]

generally the most efficient use of race fuel is approx 20% , it bumps the octane the most with the least expensive fuel added , But using race fuel without needed it for detonation will not help the engine if the compression is low other than lead for the valve seats as mentioned

[HP2]

Manhattan Fuel Oil Fragrances. Look them up on Summit or Jegs. Originally developed as top end lube for alcohol engines, you can add it to any fuel. I don't know if they have race gas smell, but you can get grap, root beer, cotton candy, etc.

http://store.summitracing.com/egnsearch.asp?Ntk=KeywordSearch&DDS=1&searchinresults=false&y=0&N=700+115&Ntt=manhatten+fuel&x=0

[MEK-Dangerfield]

Manhattan Fuel Oil Fragrances. Look them up on Summit or Jegs. Originally developed as top end lube for alcohol engines, you can add it to any fuel. I don't know if they have race gas smell, but you can get grap, root beer, cotton candy, etc.

http://store.summitracing.com/egnsearch.asp?Ntk=KeywordSearch&DDS=1&searchinresults=false&y=0&N=700+115&Ntt=manhatten+fuel&x=0

It's funny you bring this up. I was thinking about this stuff the other day. Could I actually make my stinky exhaust smell Like coconut, or whatever?    Think of the possibilities if this stuff worked on humans.   


  Mike

[dougs bs23]

Think of the possibilities if this stuff worked on humans.   


  Mike

make your farts smell like a fruitbowl,,,,

[wally426ci]

 

Well, maybe i'll try some out and see how it goes. Im around 10:1 i beleive in comnpression.