homemade octane booster?
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homemade octane booster?
I am running ~10 to 1 and have trouble running on 87. 93 seems to just fine with no pinging. I don't have to explain why I don't want to pay for 93. It's well over 2 dollars and I live in the South. I am thinking about making my own Octane booster with MTBE. Mix with some mineral spirits and ATF and I have basically what they sell at Autozone for a tenth of the price? Any thoughts? Bad idea? I mean the gas tank is right behind me! How bout some feedback? Thanks.
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C'mon Gtex,
I know you have a sense of adventure. It certainly woud not be the first vehicle I have driven that smoked like a chain saw. Along with the headers and compressor noise I know that would push me to being a neighbor's favorite. I did a search and found this site:
http://www.team.net/sol/tech/octane_b.html
My wife happened to be over my shoulder and saw all the chemicals and said:
Aw! #$LL NO!
That was even after I explained how we could get flames out the tail pipes when we were on our dates? Anyway, My 12 year old son thought it was cool.
I'll give it a try and post back.
Ken
I know you have a sense of adventure. It certainly woud not be the first vehicle I have driven that smoked like a chain saw. Along with the headers and compressor noise I know that would push me to being a neighbor's favorite. I did a search and found this site:
http://www.team.net/sol/tech/octane_b.html
My wife happened to be over my shoulder and saw all the chemicals and said:
Aw! #$LL NO!
That was even after I explained how we could get flames out the tail pipes when we were on our dates? Anyway, My 12 year old son thought it was cool.
I'll give it a try and post back.
Ken
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MTBE is a wonderful blending compenent.
It's good for octane.
It's great for the air.
But you have to use 10-12% of it to make a difference.
It will give you a great octane increase.
It has a blending research octane number of 118.
http://www.chevron.com/prodserv/fuel...rgas/ch4.shtml
But you have to be really careful with it.
Don't get it anywhere a water supply.
A very small amount of it will make drinking water taste and smell horrible.
Even something like a cup of it spilled in a reservoir is enough to cause the taste and odor problems.
That's the big reason why it's being banned.
And the biggest hurdle would finding a supply of it. Not sure what it would cost. Although many states have banned stations from selling it in gasoline, since you blend it yourself, you may be able to work around that rule.
Here is another great set of references on gasoline:
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/autos/gasoline-faq
It's good for octane.
It's great for the air.
But you have to use 10-12% of it to make a difference.
It will give you a great octane increase.
It has a blending research octane number of 118.
http://www.chevron.com/prodserv/fuel...rgas/ch4.shtml
But you have to be really careful with it.
Don't get it anywhere a water supply.
A very small amount of it will make drinking water taste and smell horrible.
Even something like a cup of it spilled in a reservoir is enough to cause the taste and odor problems.
That's the big reason why it's being banned.
And the biggest hurdle would finding a supply of it. Not sure what it would cost. Although many states have banned stations from selling it in gasoline, since you blend it yourself, you may be able to work around that rule.
Here is another great set of references on gasoline:
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/autos/gasoline-faq
Last edited by mlf72f250; May 22, 2004 at 10:11 AM.
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Some of you guys may not have seen this yet:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...d.php?t=236403
As usual, there's alot of input. Many people have different view points.
So, does acetone have an octane rating of 150?
Everyone is welcome to join the experiment.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...d.php?t=236403
As usual, there's alot of input. Many people have different view points.
So, does acetone have an octane rating of 150?
Everyone is welcome to join the experiment.
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Originally Posted by Dealford
Some of you guys may not have seen this yet:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...d.php?t=236403
As usual, there's alot of input. Many people have different view points.
So, does acetone have an octane rating of 150?
Everyone is welcome to join the experiment.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...d.php?t=236403
As usual, there's alot of input. Many people have different view points.
So, does acetone have an octane rating of 150?
Everyone is welcome to join the experiment.
You could get special o-rings, gaskets, and seals and adopt safe methods of handling, and it would probably run beautifully in your car. Then, the only problem would be the cost.
A lot of these alternative fuels look cheaper because you don't get the gas tax added on. Out here the tax is something like 36 cents a gallon. Ih Hawaii it's something around 55 cents. You don't see the tax because it's hidden in the price.
Anyone have a cost number for acetone in bulk?
Last edited by mlf72f250; May 23, 2004 at 03:18 PM.
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Greg,
I concur with that statement...I think 4 bean & cheese Borrito's should be a proper additive for any HiPo motor..but not to exceed 5 max...But you have to have Plenty of Hot sauce!!!
I concur with that statement...I think 4 bean & cheese Borrito's should be a proper additive for any HiPo motor..but not to exceed 5 max...But you have to have Plenty of Hot sauce!!!
