jet fuel for your Audi

[Mike Arman]

>
>Jet fuel is actually closer to diesel fuel than Gasoline. What you might be=
> thinking of is aviation fuel which is high octane gasoline used for piston=
> engine airplanes. But I doubt a tank of 100LL will improve performance muc=
>h=2E I would get rid of as much weight as possbile pass seat rear seat spar=
>e tire etc..
>
>Scott
>
>In a message dated Mon, 22 Apr 2002 =A04:58:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Au=
>di_Audio at webtv.net (Festively Jolly) writes:
>
>>ill be making my way to the strip in a few days so i was wondering if
>>there is anything i could do to get an edge on competition. =A0racing
>>fuel? i once heard that jet fuel is 108 octane or so that can be used in
>>a car safely. true?
>>
>>maybe taking te rear seats out could reduce weight... but is it worth
>>the trouble?
>>
>>any more advice would be awesome
>>
>>o yea... car is a 1988 Audi 90 FWD



Jet fuel is a flavor of kerosine, and your Audi WILL NOT run on it!!!!
Every once in a while, someone manages to put jet fuel into a piston engine
aircraft, and then you read about it in the accident reports - when the
gasoline in the fuel lines is all gone, and the jet fuel starts to flow
into the engine, the engine STOPS. PERIOD.


Aviation gasoline is commonly available and is known as 100LL (100 octane
low lead), but it is not cheap - figure at least a dollar a gallon more
than car gas. Only advantage is that the (slightly) higher octane lets you
advance the timing slightly without getting detonation. If you get too
enthusiastic about this, you'll blow up the engine.

Audi's don't really do real well on the drag strip - the engines are
designed to rev all day, at high speeds on the highway, and they do NOT
have the low-down GRUNT that makes for winning at the drag strip. If you
get carried away with this, you stand a very good chance of damaging your
car and not winning anyway - this is the wrong tool for the job.

Drag racing is for American Iron - you can't beat cubic inches. If you want
to upset the locals, go and rent a Ford pickup truck with a V-10
turbodiesel - that will honk on down the dragstrip at a horrendous rate,
and if it breaks, it belongs to someone else (how's that for irresponsible
advice to an enthusiastic young man?). Seriously, remember that you ARE
responsible for it, and if you break it, you will pay for it, and probably
a lot.

Best Regards,

Mike Arman






Best Regards,

Mike Arman