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Offline DMcGrew

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Re: What Fuel to Use
« Reply #15 on: August 10, 2007, 09:18:03 am »
Is there anyway I can find a station that has 110 race gas? I never see any around here.. but I havn't really been looking that hard either.
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Re: What Fuel to Use
« Reply #16 on: August 10, 2007, 11:42:26 am »
DMcGrew,
Around here, shops that cater to drag racing seem to be most likely to have a selection of race fuels.  Shops geared towards circle track usually don't becuase most tracks have racing fuel on hand.  You might want to check with the track that you will be racing at and see what they have on race nights. 


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Re: What Fuel to Use
« Reply #17 on: May 30, 2008, 01:22:49 pm »
Well, its been a while for this topic, but with fuel prices where they are, I just wonder... I have been running 93 octane pump gas + Lucas upper end lube + Lucas octane boost. If you add all the costs up, It's actually cheaper to buy 110 race gas (with lead, so no upper end lube necessary, and of course no octane boost crap), at least here in Wisconsin (Note, we have 10% ethanol mandated here)...Any opinions? Do I need to anything with jetting, or just see what happens?
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Re: What Fuel to Use
« Reply #18 on: June 10, 2008, 12:44:30 pm »
If you get gas in Beaver Dam it wont have any Ethanol in the premium, it says that right on the pump.  I run 50/50 race gas and pump premium.
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Re: What Fuel to Use
« Reply #19 on: June 10, 2008, 03:36:02 pm »
Dodge county is switching over, along with most other close counties to the metro area. Got some no-corn gas in Chilton last week though for "only" $3.83.
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Re: What Fuel to Use
« Reply #20 on: June 10, 2008, 07:22:42 pm »
I use 100LL from my local airport. Does anyone know if this is legal? I know that it has some stuff in there that will not varnish if it sits for a while. Trust me, my car sits more than it gets raced so that is a good thing. It does seem to run good on it but it does have a funny smell. If you have ever been around a small aircraft you know the smell I'm talking about.

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Re: What Fuel to Use
« Reply #21 on: June 11, 2008, 08:20:24 am »
29. FUEL: Only petroleum-based unleaded or leaded gasoline
as defi ned by the American Society of Testing and Materials
(ASTM) is permitted. The Yamaha Motor Corp. recommends
the use of 89 octane unleaded gasoline in all FJ1200/XJR1200/
XJR1250(sealed) engines. Higher octane fuels can cause higher
operating temperatures and reduce the running life of your
engine. The only oxygenates permitted are MTBE and ethanol
alcohol at a maximum amount of 4% by volume. INEX
reserves the right to require all cars use the same brand and
designated grades of gasoline in a given event.
Specifi c Gravity - The specifi c gravity must read from .710
to .760 at 60 degrees Fahrenheit, factored by a specifi c
gravity temperature chart.
Laboratory Testing - INEX has the ability to conduct
laboratory analysis of fuels. Samples for lab analysis may
be taken from a competitor’s fuel tank at any time at the
discretion of the INEX Technical Inspector.
The specifi c elements which will be searched for include:
propylene oxide, alcohols (all types), aldehydes, aminodiphenyl,
benzene (in excess of EPA limit), benzidine, beryllium
compounds, bromine compounds, butadienes, chlorinated
compounds, chromates, dioxanes, ethyl acrylate, ethylene oxide,
hydrazine compounds, methylene dianailine, naphthylamine,
nitrogen compounds (nitromethane, et al.), styrenes, toluidine
and xylidine. Also added to this list will be substances deemed
to exceed the Threshold Limit Values (TLV) or Biological
Exposure Indicies (BEI) as listed by the American Conference
of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH).
Penalty for Fuel Rule Violations - Any competitor (driver and/or
owner) caught using any of the illegal fuel additives as previously
mentioned is subject to a minimum 60 day suspension from the
date of the test results. Suspensions will be determined by INEX
based on the chemical composition of the additive in question.
30. “LEGAL” FUEL ADDITIVES: Lubrication or knock
suppression additives are permitted, provided the resulting
mixture meets the specifi c gravity, lab analysis requirements,
etc. described in rule #29 “Fuel.”
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Re: What Fuel to Use
« Reply #22 on: June 22, 2008, 05:04:12 pm »
the best for these engines is 4 gallons of 89 octane, 1 gallon 110 race gas, and 1 ounce of lucas top end lubricant.

I've been looking this thread over and I must be missing something, by mixing the above you come out with 93 octane...why not just buy 93 octane instead?
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