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Toluene and % Nitro
masracingtd1167:
--- Quote from: Curly1 on January 16, 2016, 07:01:49 PM ---Spud, I did try the Toluene 1 quart to 5 gallons of 20% mix and it worked very good. Thank you,
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Bruce Did you pick up much with the 20 percent ?
Curly1:
--- Quote from: masracingtd1167 on January 18, 2016, 06:21:00 AM ---
--- Quote from: Curly1 on January 16, 2016, 07:01:49 PM ---Spud, I did try the Toluene 1 quart to 5 gallons of 20% mix and it worked very good. Thank you,
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Bruce Did you pick up much with the 20 percent ?
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I just tried it on the dyno, before it would not even make a pull with 20% Nitro, Added the Toluene and it made a good clean pull and picked up about 65 HP and lots of torque. Normally I just run a few percent as needed to fine tune it to run the 5.00 but nice to know I can run up to 20% now if needed.
KeithDyer:
When we ran Ed Hill's BFH drag boat (World Record Holder several times over . . . ), we would run 9 oz of Methanol and 9 oz of Benzine in a 5 gal jug of 100%.
Big told Ed to do the Benzine deal . . . .
I know . . , super carcinogen these days, back then also, I guess!!!
Can't even buy it now.
Always by volume (broke the floater . . . ) but the fuel check beaker was where the 9 oz came from.
Also . . . , here is the chemical proof of what does what in Nitro (courtesy Bob Higginson - Surfers Face Book Page.
masracingtd1167:
--- Quote from: Curly1 on January 19, 2016, 07:43:06 PM ---
--- Quote from: masracingtd1167 on January 18, 2016, 06:21:00 AM ---
--- Quote from: Curly1 on January 16, 2016, 07:01:49 PM ---Spud, I did try the Toluene 1 quart to 5 gallons of 20% mix and it worked very good. Thank you,
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Bruce Did you pick up much with the 20 percent ?
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I just tried it on the dyno, before it would not even make a pull with 20% Nitro, Added the Toluene and it made a good clean pull and picked up about 65 HP and lots of torque. Normally I just run a few percent as needed to fine tune it to run the 5.00 but nice to know I can run up to 20% now if needed.
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That's very impresive did you change your timing at all or jet ?
Curly1:
--- Quote from: masracingtd1167 on January 27, 2016, 11:48:59 AM ---
--- Quote from: Curly1 on January 19, 2016, 07:43:06 PM ---
--- Quote from: masracingtd1167 on January 18, 2016, 06:21:00 AM ---
--- Quote from: Curly1 on January 16, 2016, 07:01:49 PM ---Spud, I did try the Toluene 1 quart to 5 gallons of 20% mix and it worked very good. Thank you,
--- End quote ---
Bruce Did you pick up much with the 20 percent ?
--- End quote ---
I just tried it on the dyno, before it would not even make a pull with 20% Nitro, Added the Toluene and it made a good clean pull and picked up about 65 HP and lots of torque. Normally I just run a few percent as needed to fine tune it to run the 5.00 but nice to know I can run up to 20% now if needed.
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That's very impresive did you change your timing at all or jet ?
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The numbers looked good one the Dyno. Moved timing up from 28* to 34* and it would not run. We fattened it up some and it did worse. At 20% with the Toluene it like same tune up as pure Methanol on my motor. Your mileage may vary.
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