Bugger my local

[crystal**flake]

Petrol station has changed my 100 octane petrol to 98 and now I dont know where to get my petrol from, I've tried google but its not helping.

I was wondering if anyone in Sydney would know who sells it.

[the_hawk*]

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@acacia_pycnantha wrote:

I bet you'd put "booster" in a Bugatti Veyron.

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nar that wouldnt need any booster, just high octane petrol and lots of it

[monman12]

"Petrol station has changed my 100 octane petrol to 98 and now I dont know where to get my petrol from"

So apart from looking at numbers, why  not explain from  a technical/engineering  point of view what you  understand by the figures, and why you "might" be concerned"  that you can only access RON 98.

Your engine specs would be of interest!

nɥºɾ

[crystal**flake]

Well I dont understand you comment LOL

[cq_tech]

Acetone in petrol at a level of just 0.002% has had no detrimental effects on what little rubber exists in my car's pressurised fuel system after 10 years of constant use and the injectors are pristine.

The increase in fuel economy comes from acetone's ability to debond hydrocarbon molecules which permits complete combustion of the fuel-air mixture as well as a cleaner exhaust with almost zero unburned hydrocarbon emissions.

This is nothing new and has been fairly common knowledge for almost half a century, and there is a hell of a lot of information about it on google. Any of the ketones will work, but acetone is the most readily available.

[acacia_pycnantha]

An ebay search reveals that acetone can be bought for $29 for 4 litres.

How much do you need to add to a tank of petrol? And at this price, is it cost effective?

[acacia_pycnantha]

I've seen a few people driving Ferraris and Aston Martins lately. How frustrated and dissatisfied must they feel knowing the speed limit is 100-110 km/hr?

I could overtake them in my Daewoo Matiz if they were obeying they law and I wasn't.

[acacia_pycnantha]

And what's this fashion I see  for low profile tyres on utes and even suv's?

What are they thinking?

[joz*garage]

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@monman12 wrote:

"Petrol station has changed my 100 octane petrol to 98 and now I dont know where to get my petrol from"

So apart from looking at numbers, why  not explain from  a technical/engineering  point of view what you  understand by the figures, and why you "might" be concerned"  that you can only access RON 98.

Your engine specs would be of interest!

nɥºɾ

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its unclear if her ford TE50's equipped with a 5 or a 5.6 litre V8 engine

both engines have a comp ratio of 9.0:1 anyhow, & sure its a hand built engine but is not a full blown race engine that requires 100 octane racing fuel

crystal is better off buying 98 octane fuel without any additives, and the money she saves she could treat herself to a premium beer

[the_hawk*]

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@acacia_pycnantha wrote:

I've seen a few people driving Ferraris and Aston Martins lately. How frustrated and dissatisfied must they feel knowing the speed limit is 100-110 km/hr?

I could overtake them in my Daewoo Matiz if they were obeying they law and I wasn't.

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Power is something you have to have to have experienced to appreciate it.

[cq_tech]

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@acacia_pycnantha wrote:

An ebay search reveals that acetone can be bought for $29 for 4 litres.

How much do you need to add to a tank of petrol? And at this price, is it cost effective?

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When I first started using acetone in my fuel some 10 years ago, several weeks of experimentation showed that optimum fuel economy was obtained at a level of 2ml of acetone per litre of petrol, which is only 0.002% by volume. Amounts in excess of 0.002% gave no appreciable improvement in economy so that's where I left it.

As the addition of 120ml of acetone costing approximately 90 cents to a 60 litre tank of petrol extends the range of my vehicle from 534km to 631km, I'd say that it's an extremely cost-effective method of improving fuel economy, and with ULP in Brisbane costing close to $1.60 per litre and rising, the savings are quite substantial.