Ethanol Free Fuel

[Keith Gandy]

How do we know what the octane truly is thats stated? Anyone know how to test?

 

[Stihlsmoking]

Is it that VP Fuel? Or Trufuel?

I'll have to ask ? Can't remember what it was ? I just take my cans and tell him how many gallons. ?

 

[Time's Standing Stihl]

Go to the gas station....

 

[Jon1212]

Hey, another Utah guy!

Not many stations by me on the west side of the Salt Lake valley.

Just a displaced Northern Californian, serving some sort of spiritual penance in this land of sand, and spindly trees.

 

[Jon1212]

How do we know what the octane truly is thats stated? Anyone know how to test?

@Genius might know......

 

[Keith Gandy]

@Genius might know......

I would be interested to know. I hear test eq. Is $$$$ but that specific gravity can be used as a baseline ?

 

[Jon1212]

I would be interested to know. I hear test eq. Is $$$$ but that specific gravity can be used as a baseline ?

Oh?

Ross usually does his testing based on body hair lost, and distance traveled, post-explosion dot dot dot

 

[Keith Gandy]

Oh?

Ross usually does his testing based on body hair lost, and distance traveled, post-explosion dot dot dot

Not sure but seems Ive heard most measure SG in relation to octane

 

[KenJax Tree]

@Genius might know......

The answer is not fire

 

[Jon1212]

The answer is not fire

Says you.......

 

[Keith Gandy]

 

[Keith Gandy]

From what Im seeing the lower the SG the lighter the fuel is and ignites quicker and the higher the SG the heavier the fuel and resist igniting

 

[Genius]

Oh?

Ross usually does his testing based on body hair lost, and distance traveled, post-explosion dot dot dot

I haven't tested other Octane levels yet.

But I do know that 2 gallons of 87 octane fuel in a drum of a cement truck standing up will shoot flames out the top about 15' in the air and also out the side door cut into the drum about 10' straight at me.....



I no longer have that drum so further testing will not happen.


That one involved a trip to the burn unit, and from that day on the name "Genius" has stuck with me.

 

[Time's Standing Stihl]

How long did you smell like burnt hair?

The name fits well muh friend!

 

[Jon1212]

They just opened a fuel island at the local Wally World and they have e-free gas. Costs $0.50 more per gallon than the 10% blend.

Here's todays pricing locally.

That is only $0.25 more per gallon than 87 E-10.

 

[RI Chevy]

Wished they had one up here like that.

 

[Chainsaw Jim]

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It's too bad they won't include the complete story about why the detonation occurs and how to prevent it when using higher octane fuel. If there isn't enough compression then the motor will ping with higher octane. You also need leaded fuel or a racing fuel with the ingredients that replaced lead.

 

[RI Chevy]

I made a mad dash effort to find an Ethanol Free gas station in my state. It seems none exist. Although several locations pop up when I search, they all just sell canned gas. I checked out most all the marinas along the coast, and they sell regular pump gas like you get at any station. So consider yourself very fortunate if you have an EFree station near you.

 

[Adirondackstihl]

100 octane burns very well in a work saw @Jon1212

Smoother idle and crisp throttle

 

[Big_6]

Buy yours now, before the gas tax in NJ.