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Octane Stability: High Octane vs Low Octane Fuels

Jun 01, 2017

Octane is the most talked about property when it comes to gasoline. It’s no surprise because selecting octane of gasoline...

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Mixing Fuels and Calculating Octane

Sep 10, 2013

We often get these two questions: Can I mix fuels? What is the octane when I mix them? The answer to #1 is...

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Race Fuel 101: Lead and Leaded Racing Fuels

May 07, 2013

It’s been many decades since lead began to be phased out of pump gas. Most racers today don't know what...

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Specific Gravity - What Is It And Why Does It Matter?

Jun 12, 2012

Specific Gravity Definition: specific gravity (noun) - the ratio of the density of any substance to the density of some other...

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Fuel Metering Basics for Oxygenated Fuels

Jan 19, 2012

We get a lot of questions about fuel metering changes required for oxygenated fuels... and that is a good thing,...

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Alcohol and Octane

Sep 20, 2011

Alcohols like methyl alcohol (methanol) and ethyl alcohol (ethanol) are often used in race fuels. Sometimes they are a small...

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Beyond Octane

Sep 20, 2011

Overheard at the local track: “High octane fuels burn slower.” “My motor doesn’t need all that octane so that fuel won’t do...

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Race Fuel Storage

Sep 20, 2011

Race fuels generally last longer than typical pump gas but often times race fuel is stored for several months between...

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