2006-07-17 04:33:24 · 3 answers · asked by Fico 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Tetra-ethyl lead is the all-time best in terms of octane boost per gram added to a gallon of gas.
But it is no longer available, except within 100-LL (100 octane low-lead) aviation gasoline.
Benzene the other aromatic-ring compounds (toluene, ethyl benzene, xylene) help and were added to be about 15-20% of gasoline in the 1980s. Then they got reduced due to their carcinogenic properties.
Ethanol helps. Adding more than 15% starts reducing fuel efficiency (because ethanol has less heat content per gallon than dino-gasoline). And any time you use ethanol, it can attract water to the fuel tank.
2006-07-17 04:45:23 · answer #1 · answered by David in Kenai 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
read label
a lot of them are just k-1 kerosene which costs a buck or two a pint if you buy it as a booster but you can buy it at a hardware store by the gallon. Get something that is more than just kerosene. The name escapes me
2006-07-17 11:39:27 · answer #2 · answered by Mr nice guy 2U 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know
2006-07-17 11:37:07 · answer #3 · answered by drhdylan88 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋