Thread: fuel additive for sbc....
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07-16-2012 04:32 PM #1
fuel additive for sbc....
hey guys and gals,...anyone ever try the old acetone added to your fuel to help burn cooler and if so what did you think?...is it a go or a no on a carbed car or truck in my case ....sbc 357cid edelbrock rpm intake and 600cfm carb as of today....any thoughts or ideas to make fuel cool?
thanks, keith
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07-16-2012 05:10 PM #2
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07-17-2012 01:02 PM #3
thanks 36 sedan.....
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07-17-2012 02:02 PM #4
Back in the '60's the "trick" was a bag of moth balls (napthalene) in a tank of gas to turn it into "rocket fuel". That didn't work, either.Roger
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07-17-2012 03:49 PM #5
In the mid to late 60's, some enterprising street racers discovered the wonders of nitromethane!!!! The "trick" was adding it at less then 7% as anything much over that had a tendency to take the tops right off the pistons!!!!
The only ways I've discovered to keep fuel temp down in the summer heat is with a cool can (a bit impractical on the street, though) and in more recent times, a good pressure regulator with a return loop in it to keep the fuel from sitting in the line and cooking!Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
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07-18-2012 08:03 AM #6
Toulene and Xylene can be used to boost octane. You can find numerous places on the web that discuss using it. This is one of them:
Toluene to raise octane points? - ThumperTalk
If you want fuel to be cooler, you could always run a cool can like some drag racers do. The only problem is that you will constantly have to add ice.Last edited by rumrumm; 07-18-2012 at 08:12 AM.
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07-17-2012 03:22 PM #7
Thanks, but no thanks. I can have enough engine problems with 10%+/- ethanol laced gasoline why add to the list of unknowns.
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