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From: djl@fisher.UUCP (Dan Levin  N6BZA )
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: carb cleaners and octane (esp. octane)
Message-ID: <450@fisher.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 15-Dec-84 17:59:10 EST
Article-I.D.: fisher.450
Posted: Sat Dec 15 17:59:10 1984
Date-Received: Sun, 16-Dec-84 07:23:29 EST
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>     My question is this,  Is it just my imagination or does
>carb cleaner really increase the octane rating.  If it does then
>why not use this instead of the more expensive octane boosters 
>available.

I know nothing about carb-cleaner (of the in-tank variety), but anyone
who is using expensive octane boosters on your good old 10.5/1
V8 is missing a great thing.

Ask your neighborhood chemist sometime, what happens when you react
napthalene with your basic gasoline.  I do not know the actual reactions,
(I can point you to someone who has run through them all, if you are
interested), but the end result is a very clean and very noticable
increase in the 'octane rating' of the gas.  I have a good friend
whose modified (now hemi-head 11.0/1) 327 runs great on either one 
of the following:
	
	1] 76 Super Leaded 93 Octane or

	2] any 88-89 octane regular leaded fuel and a small amount of 
	   labratory grade napthalene.

You know, labratory grade, pure napthalene.  The stuff labeled
"Moth Balls" at your local store.  3 balls/gallon, I kid you not.

-- 
			***dan

{allegra,astrovax,princeton,twg}!fisher!djl
The misplaced (What *are* those trees doing??) Californian