[s-cars] Octane MTM+1

[Theodore Chen]

i have, and it works.  i'm lazy, though, so i don't do this often.
easier to get 100 octane at the pump (local 76 sells it).

spiking the fuel with toluene is common practice.  the last time i
bought a 2-gallon can at sherwin williams, the guy asked me if i was
going to put it in my car.  he said he gets a lot of GMC syclone and
buick GN guys buying toluene.

-teddy

--- Matt twentyV <matt_20v at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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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