[s-cars] Octane MTM+1

[Matt twentyV]

from my bookmarks:
http://www.elektro.com/~audi/toluene/

I have NOT tried this myself.

-Matt

--- Marc Gorelick <marc at frogville.net> wrote:

> I've used toluene in my S/Ced Miata for years.  It
> helps a lot with 
> detonation problems.
> 
> As I recall, toluene is a component of gasoline
> anyway so you're not 
> really putting a "foreign" substance into your car,
> just changing the 
> relative mixture of the fuel.  Someone with actual
> engineering-leve 
> knowledge of such things will be able to provide
> more details on this 
> aspect.
> 
> Whether this solves your problem or not, I can't say
> but it is cheap 
> octane booster you can get at the local paint store
> by the gallon. :-)
> 
> HTH
> 
> Marc
> 
> JR wrote:
> > Ok I have had the MTM+1 chipset for awhile and it
> works fine, provided 
> > that I use 93 octane gas.  This was fine because
> local gas stations had 
> > 93 octane and all was well.  I have moved to an
> area that only has 92 
> > octane at best and the car does not like it.  I
> get bucking and chugging 
> > on WOT.  When I do come across a 93 octane pump
> when traveling and fill 
> > up, no more bucking.  Octane boost seems to do
> nothing.  I've heard that 
> > dumping tuolene in the gas tank can raise that
> octane.  I am leery of 
> > putting anything not specifically meant for my gas
> tank into my gas 
> > tank.  What do you guys think?  Is tuolene OK? 
> Any other alternatives 
> > aside from removing the chip?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > JR
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