Octane Boosters Test N Results

[Moodles2]

dosen't toluene destroy cats and melt things? There was a sticky on it somewhere on the site - I was kinda curious about it, but didnt want to risk my motor for it lol.

Toluene can be used as an octane booster in gasoline fuels used in internal combustion engines. Toluene at 86% by volume fueled all the turbo Formula 1 teams in the 1980s, first pioneered by the Honda team. The remaining 14% was a "filler" of n-heptane, to reduce the octane to meet Formula 1 fuel restrictions. Toluene at 100% can be used as a fuel for both two-stroke and four-stroke engines; however, due to the density of the fuel and other factors, the fuel does not vaporize easily unless preheated to 70 degrees Celsius (Honda accomplished this in their Formula 1 cars by routing the fuel lines through the muffler system to heat the fuel). Toluene also poses similar problems as alcohol fuels, as it eats through standard rubber fuel lines and has no lubricating properties as standard gasoline does, which can break down fuel pumps and cause upper cylinder bore wear.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toluene

[R31Nismoid]

I've purchased Sunoco 104 over the counter from VPW in Thomastown, admittadly that was 4 years ago now, however i can't see such a rule being brought in.

Ring and find out, my bet is they still sell it.

[Russco]

Toluene won't hurt your cat or oxygen sensor, I've also found no deterioriation in my rubber fuel lines/engine bores albeit I usually run only a 25% mix which is heaps. It provides a better level of knock protection than the bottled octane boosters but you need to be careful handling the stuff.

Pricing of race fuel in Australia is criminal - I just wish E85 was more widely available....

[Moodles2]

I believe the trick when buying Tuolene, is to say your old man wants to clean his tools with it, not using it as a fuel as the business has to tax you.

[bozodos]

say you're buying it to strip paint as AFAIK that is its usual use.