Re: [non-rocco] high octane (mix your own?)

["Bradley Peet" <btpeet@effervescent.com>]

I have some information on mixing your own octane boost, if you're
interested.  The gist of it is that you can buy the same chemicals at a
paint store (Xylene and Toulene at approx $3/gal) for a whole lot less than
you pay at the auto parts store for a little 16 oz bottle of octane boost.

http://effervescent.com/vw/fuel.txt

An important point to keep in mind: you must mix in 10% of this octane boost
to raise 92 octane premium to 94.5 octane.  So if 94 octane fuel is
available at the pump, buy it.  Likewise, if you really need 100 octane
fuel, you're still better off buying it at the pump.  (I'd be hesitant to
mix 30% of ANYTHING with my gas for fear of harming the fuel system and/or
engine.)

-Bradley
86 S16V 2.0l (turbo almost done)

>Date: Tue, 7 Sep 1999 13:34:01 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Mark Peele <type53@yahoo.com>
>Subject: [non-rocco] high octane
>
>There's a Sunoco down the street from my new house that sells 100
>octane "racing gas".
>Will I abandon my plans for knock sensors on my 1981 and 1982
>Sciroccos?
>NO! This gas is a cool $2.9999 per gallon (cheap for you euro listers!)


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