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is Xylene an acceptible substitute for Toluene for mxing with pump gas?

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Old 03-20-2004, 07:50 AM
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is Xylene an acceptible substitute for Toluene for mxing with pump gas?
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Default From reading...yes. No actual experience w/ Xylene (only tolune)
Octane info linked.<ul><li><a href="http://www.team.net/sol/tech/octane_b.html">link</a></li></ul>
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Default Yes. Xylene is actually better! It's 117 octane vs 114 of Toluene.
I've used it a number of times.

It won't make your Subie any prettier though. :-P
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Default I've heard this too...however it started last weekend no problem in 20* Minnesota weather (~25% mix)
Maybe I was lucky. YMMV.
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Thanks for the info Eric. Do you have an opinion on Xylene/Toluene's effects on the fuel system?
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Thanks. Yep, I've mixed in a dash of ATF too.
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Default thanks peeps. i am having trouble locating Toluene in quantities...
greater than 8 ounces. and the places which sell race gas are almost 2 hours drive for me.

but i found a source of Xylene in larger quantities.

still looking for Toluene however.

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How much ATF would you add to a tank?
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Default Sherwin Williams near me has both Toluene and Xylene for $8.50 a gallon...
however, when I buy more than 4 gallons at a time, they always think I'm running a meth lab or something. :-)
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