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Old Sep 28, 2007 | 11:58 AM
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Question Mixing Race Gas?

just wondering if anyone mixes their race gas(with other racefuel), or if its not even a good idea.





ERC A-8C RACING GASOLINE &
TORCO 112 OCTANE

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Old Sep 28, 2007 | 03:11 PM
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unless you have super high compression or running boost you dont need race fuel, even with my car going from 94 pump gas to 110 cam2 race fuel I would only see .1 in the 1/4 and thats only due to the fact I could advance the timing with out detanation.
Old Sep 28, 2007 | 05:17 PM
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I wouldn't mix different brands.... too hard to predict what the mix would be and how well it would work. VP Fuels stuff is mostly synthetic. Its not going to behave the same way as a conventional multi-cut distilled fuel. Since both VP and Sunoco make a very wide range of fuels, in numerous octane levels, just buy the one your car was tuned for. With high octane fuels, one thing that is often overlooked is the specific gravity of the fuel (or better yet, the specific energy content). A light fuel may cost you power, if there's less energy in a given volume, and the injector delivers fuel on a volume basis, not a mass basis.
Old Sep 28, 2007 | 08:16 PM
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those were the answers i was looking for thanks fellas...
Old Sep 28, 2007 | 11:03 PM
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I've mixed VP C-16 with their Air Race fuel, but only after discussing it directly with VP.
Old Sep 29, 2007 | 11:18 AM
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i just figured if a little bit of race gas from each company would make like SUPER race gas or something haha ah well so much for my dreams...lol
Old Sep 29, 2007 | 06:47 PM
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Purists would say "no", and I don't do it. But it is probably fine.

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