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Old 06-14-2004, 07:59 PM
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Where can I get high octane gas in the Calabasas / Woodland Hills area?
Old 06-14-2004, 08:07 PM
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Default Just grab some toluene from your local sherwin williams...

it is 116 octane, 100%pure, and when mixed at 30% will yield 99 octane. Best of all it's only $6 a gallon. Cheers! Mike
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Default filter it before pouring into the tank! that or pour it into a semi-clear container

that stuff often has sediment in the bottom.
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Default At the pump with some 76 stations....

The locator doesn't work like it used to (refine search for stations with race fuel), so you have to click the zip of those in your vacinity to see if they have it.<ul><li><a href="http://www.76.com/76locator/Distributor76Map.asp?State=CA">76 CA Stations</a></li></ul>
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where did you get it?
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I'm pretty sure it's 114 octane
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May look into this as my local station jacked the 100 octane prices.
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I'm pretty sure you're right I think it may have been Xylene that's at 116.
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Toulene = 114 octane IIRC.
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Can something bad happen to the engine when adding toluene ?


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