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| Trekkor |
 Mar 17 2005, 09:02 PM
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I do things...  Group: Members Posts: 7,809 Joined: 2-December 03 From: Napa, Ca Member No.: 1,413 Region Association: Northern California  |
Bought a five gallon jug of leaded 110 octane "VP" brand racing fuel. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif)
My motor seems to have higher than stock compression. Lowest is 160 PSI. My speed shop guy says the valves will like the lead. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/chowtime.gif) Maybe I just like throwing money out my open windows at speed... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/huh.gif) KT |
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trekkor race gas revisited Mar 17 2005, 09:02 PM
scott thacher well the leaded end of it acts as a lube on the va... Mar 17 2005, 10:04 PM trekkor It'll be fun to try it, anyway.
Who doesn... Mar 18 2005, 12:33 AM synthesisdv My motor is set-up for 110. We have a VP distribut... Mar 18 2005, 07:26 AM scott thacher as david said it can handle some more advance too... Mar 18 2005, 07:35 AM Jake Raby An engine tuned for pump gas will normally make LE... Mar 18 2005, 09:28 AM john rogers As Jake noted, you may loose power since race gas ... Mar 18 2005, 09:34 AM trekkor My *plan* was to run a couple gallons on top of a ... Mar 18 2005, 09:40 AM Jake Raby You'll still need some retuning... I have fou... Mar 18 2005, 09:45 AM scott thacher with av gas, i only used it in my motorcycle. it d... Mar 18 2005, 09:50 AM Dave_Darling Anecdote, from my grandfather, retired A&P mechani... Mar 18 2005, 05:02 PM lapuwali One also shouldn't generalize and say things l... Mar 18 2005, 05:20 PM TimT I rec3ently read an article in the NY Times. Gist ... Mar 18 2005, 05:39 PM sixnotfour That motor is an older motor and 110 will perk it ... Mar 18 2005, 05:52 PM trekkor OK, the motor is from a 1967 911. With 9.0:1 CR i... Mar 18 2005, 06:37 PM lapuwali <... Mar 18 2005, 06:53 PM TimT That 67S distributor is a hot ticket! I sold ... Mar 18 2005, 06:59 PM TimT I agree with assholes garage h... Mar 18 2005, 07:05 PM trekkor I dumped it in there and ran it tonight. http://www.9... Mar 19 2005, 01:27 AM V6914 The thing about AV Fuel, you have to remember wher... Mar 19 2005, 02:15 AM trekkor Point of interest:
Topped off with pump gas, and... Apr 8 2005, 05:41 PM lapuwali Apr 8 2005, 06:00 PM trekkor Right now the concentration of high octane in the ... Apr 8 2005, 06:16 PM ArtechnikA Apr 8 2005, 06:24 PM trekkor This dizzy gives me 35 degrees advance at 6k.
KT Apr 8 2005, 06:41 PM trekkor You all should know what a freak I really am.
I pu... Apr 9 2005, 11:26 AM nebreitling that's sick trekkor... just sick. 
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