Xylene at Lowes for $10.00 a gallon
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Bought a gallon of 100% xylene at Lowes this morning for $10.00. - 117 octane. See Danno's racer-x site for more info on xylene. Home depot gets $10.00 a quart.
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Yeah, xylene is even better at 117-octane vs. 114 for toluene. Someone actually mentioned a while back that they were asking for toluene at Sherwin Williams and the employee asked them if they were using it for octane-boosting. Then he referred them to the xylene they had that was even cheaper than toluene. The Home Depot near me had toluene in 1-gal cans for $5.50/each.
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Isn't it possible to run higher concentrations of toluene (20%-25% max) as opposed to xylene? (10%-12%)
Can anyone with an EGT gauge verify higher temps while using either of these?
Can anyone with an EGT gauge verify higher temps while using either of these?
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Just curious...
Is it possible to mix 40% xylene and 60% gasoline (93 octane) to create a blend? Will it have negative effects on my car?
Thank you. <img src="graemlins/yltype.gif" border="0" alt="[typing]" />
Is it possible to mix 40% xylene and 60% gasoline (93 octane) to create a blend? Will it have negative effects on my car?
Thank you. <img src="graemlins/yltype.gif" border="0" alt="[typing]" />
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"Is it possible to mix 40% xylene and 60% gasoline (93 octane) to create a blend?"
Hmmm, that would give you a 102.6 octane mix. Considering that the mid-'80s F1 monsters used an 80-84% toluene mix, I would think it's OK. These aromatic additives are actually less reactive than regular straight-chain hydrocarbons (hence the knock-resistance and octane boost). Only issues are fuel density and optimum air-fuel ratio. Like with race-gas, you'll have a denser mixture and the resultant air-fuel mixture will be richer than with normal gas. So you'll have to lean out your mixture somehow to get the most of the mixture.
Hmmm, that would give you a 102.6 octane mix. Considering that the mid-'80s F1 monsters used an 80-84% toluene mix, I would think it's OK. These aromatic additives are actually less reactive than regular straight-chain hydrocarbons (hence the knock-resistance and octane boost). Only issues are fuel density and optimum air-fuel ratio. Like with race-gas, you'll have a denser mixture and the resultant air-fuel mixture will be richer than with normal gas. So you'll have to lean out your mixture somehow to get the most of the mixture.
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I believe the only reason to use Toluene over Xylene is that Toluene would have less (if any) negative effect on the emmissions system
But I forgot that the 951 is more than likely a ODBI car and that most cars have had emissions systems "replaced"
But I forgot that the 951 is more than likely a ODBI car and that most cars have had emissions systems "replaced"
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