Quick (OT) question: Do any of you know if Toluene will eat through a plastic gas can?
#2
Re: Quick (OT) question: Do any of you know if Toluene will eat through a plastic gas can?
Audi,
Read the wikpedia description of toluene. Says it will dissolve rubber but no mention of plastics. Still, I would test the gas can with just a bit of the stuff to be sure.
Do you know at what concentration you will get a benefit? The article says 86% was used for formula 1 but man that is a high number.
Albee G
Read the wikpedia description of toluene. Says it will dissolve rubber but no mention of plastics. Still, I would test the gas can with just a bit of the stuff to be sure.
Do you know at what concentration you will get a benefit? The article says 86% was used for formula 1 but man that is a high number.
Albee G
#3
Probably
I store mine in the metal 4 gallon drum it came in, and then transfer what I need to use into a plastic gas can to fill the car.
This stuff is very volatile (evaporates quickly) so I thought it best to keep it sealed in its original container.
The plastic gas can did not have any issues however, the collapsible accordian fill nozzle disintegrated at the folds after about 3 years of use. This can was my dedicated toluene fill can and only ever had toluene in it.
I suspect a little toluene sat in the folds of the nozzle and with time ate through the thin plastic.
Based on its tendancy to evaporate and its nozzle dissolving properties I would not use a plastic gas can for long term storage.
This stuff is very volatile (evaporates quickly) so I thought it best to keep it sealed in its original container.
The plastic gas can did not have any issues however, the collapsible accordian fill nozzle disintegrated at the folds after about 3 years of use. This can was my dedicated toluene fill can and only ever had toluene in it.
I suspect a little toluene sat in the folds of the nozzle and with time ate through the thin plastic.
Based on its tendancy to evaporate and its nozzle dissolving properties I would not use a plastic gas can for long term storage.
#4
At $10/gal for toluene, you're spending $1.43 extra per gallon for a 2.6 octane gain.
Are you somehow increasing the compression on your engine so your new expensive gas will make any difference?
#7
Good point. I was just trying to make it easier to pour into my tank.
I have always hated the setup of those stupid metal cans. It's nearly impossible to pour out of them without spilling :P
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#8
I spend about $15 a week on gas, so an extra $10 (or $20) isn't exactly pushing me into bankruptcy.
And I've been using a 30% concentration, which (according to my crappy math skills,) is an increase of almost 7 octane. It may not have as much of an effect now, but I'm simply testing it out. I have to decide what to run once the supercharger is completed. I could of course run normal 93 octane, but I'd prefer the highest octane gas available (because of my 11:1 comp ratio.) Some of my buddies on the C5 forum run E85 in their boosted Audis (due to it's high octane rating,) but only two stations in my county carry it. It seems like Toluene would be a better alternative.
#9
DOOD - $15 / wk!??!??!??!??!??!?????????????????? Try $95 every 4 daze...
Double edged sword - sure spending that kinda crink is teh suxor... but the offsetting smiles per mile?
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Would think you'd need software to account for the octane increase btw - just sayin...
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Would think you'd need software to account for the octane increase btw - just sayin...
#10
LOL. You lose : ) Even though my car is driven aggressively, I still get between 18.5-20mpg.
And yeah, I'm sure there's a cutoff point concerning stock programming. Like I said, I'm just testing this stuff out.