[DeTomaso] toluene or xylene

Scott Bell scott at saccrestorations.net
Sun Aug 11 15:21:50 EDT 2013


If you want to read more about Toluene, check out...

http://www.gnttype.org/techarea/misc/octaneexplained.html

Scott

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at poca.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of Scott Bell
Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 12:30 AM
To: detomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] toluene or xylene

Toluene is readily available at most Sherwin Williams stores. Toluene is already a component of gasoline so all you are really doing
is adding more. It is completely safe if you use the same cautions you would use when handling gasoline...and it works very well as
an octane booster.

I have an article I will dig up on the subject and post it later for those interested.

Scott

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at poca.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of JDeRyke at aol.com
Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2013 10:27 PM
To: boyd411 at gmail.com; detomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] toluene or xylene

In a message dated 8/10/13 4:41:51 PM, boyd411 at gmail.com writes:

> Anybody have any experience adding   toluene or xylene to 90 or 93 
> octaneto get higher octane fuel?
> 

Yes- back in the '80s. Toluene and benzene have been used since before WW2 
as octane-enhancers. But benzene toluene is poisonous, highly flammable and 
a suspected cancer-causer. Toluene is slightly safer, not confirmed as a 
cancer-causer and Xylene is only flammable and poisonous.... Be very careful 
not to get any on your skin or breath the stuff. The liquids fall into the 
category of 'Fuel' and many of the ones that played around more than I did with 
such chemicals have died of kidney and liver failure. 
You will have trouble buying benzen or toluene, I suspect. All three are 
sometimes used as   paint thinners outside of CA. I'd look for another way to 
enhance your crap-gas than these things. Good luck- J Deryke
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