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Re: AV GAS
[Re: Thumperdart]
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04/08/15 02:51 AM
04/08/15 02:51 AM
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Florida
Mark Whitener
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Av gas is no problem, I would run it up to about 13 to 1 as is. Add any one of a number of octane boosters with MMT and I might even try it at 15 to 1. Av gas is rated different, it's 100 octane lean, 130 rich. For those that don't believe you really have no understanding of fuel properties. If you look at the characteristics it is almost identical to most 110 fuels. It has to burn very clean so it doesn't leave deposits that could foul plugs, don't want that at 10,000 ft. And that 10,000 ft thing, it as to operate correctly from 0 ft up. Wake up and smell the BS the fuel companies want you to believe...
Mark Whitener
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Re: AV GAS
[Re: Thumperdart]
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04/08/15 09:13 AM
04/08/15 09:13 AM
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Marion, South Carolina [><]
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I agree w/ Mark. I know too many people running it exclusively in some stout motors and they never have any trouble. One even runs it in a 13:1 BB chevy w/ nitrous. Would I do that? No, but he has for years.
As far as getting it...I walk into my local airport carrying my gas jugs. Tell the lady I want some fuel and she walks me out the back door onto the "boarding" area of the pavement where the pump is and asks me how much I want. They won't let you pull your car in there and fill up, but don't mind if you empty your jug into the car right outside the gate, lol.
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'70 hemicuda, 575" Hemi, 727, Dana 60
'69 road runner, 440-6, 4 speed, Dana 60
'71 Demon 340, no drivetrain, on blocks behind the barn
'73 Chrysler New Yorker, 440, 727, 8.75
'90 Chevy 454SS Silverado, 476" BBC, TH400, 14 bolt
'06 GMC 2500HD LBZ Duramax
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Re: AV GAS
[Re: Challenger 1]
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04/08/15 10:04 AM
04/08/15 10:04 AM
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Aviation gas is formulated for low rpm engines at higher altitudes and does not have the BTUs race gas can produce. It sure is better than pump 93 octane that's for sure. It has very different specific gravity also that must be accounted for when tuning. [url=http://www.automotiveu.com/racevsav.htm][/url] Anyone know what this is?  I'm turning 2300 rpm and it's almost redlined on 100LL! http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b260/challenger19711/After%2012-8-14/IMG_52541.jpg  for taking fuel samples out of wing tanks to look at color and to check for water
70 duster full chassis super pro 416 CNC Indybrock heads 727 w/brake
best so far 1.212 60 6.219 in 1/8 at 110.88 9.768 at 137.81 1/4
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Re: AV GAS
[Re: dusturbd340W5]
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04/08/15 10:38 AM
04/08/15 10:38 AM
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Morristown Tn.
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In years gone by, different octanes of AV gas was a different color. So according to the requirement of your engine, you checked to make sure you had the right gas. Now a days, all that is available is 100LL, and as far as top end lube goes, that LL means low lead. Us in the aviation world call it lots of lead. It already lubs the top end, so I don't see the need for any extra lube. But it also causes a lot of problems also, like stuck valves, and leaded up plugs. They are working on a unleaded AV gas so they can get rid of the lead.
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Re: AV GAS
[Re: Thumperdart]
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04/08/15 11:46 AM
04/08/15 11:46 AM
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Marion, South Carolina [><]
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The 100LL I've gotten for the last 15 years is a light blue color. NEVER ran any sort of lube or oil w/ it.
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'70 hemicuda, 575" Hemi, 727, Dana 60
'69 road runner, 440-6, 4 speed, Dana 60
'71 Demon 340, no drivetrain, on blocks behind the barn
'73 Chrysler New Yorker, 440, 727, 8.75
'90 Chevy 454SS Silverado, 476" BBC, TH400, 14 bolt
'06 GMC 2500HD LBZ Duramax
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Re: AV GAS
[Re: Thumperdart]
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04/08/15 12:12 PM
04/08/15 12:12 PM
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las vegas
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Used to be easy to get av gas in vegas, the county took over all the small airports in Clark County. ...and they will not sell it to you
Tony
70 AARCuda Vitamin C
71 Dart Swinger 360 10.318 @ 128.22(10-04-14 Bakersfield)
71 Demon 360 10.666 @122.41 (01-29-17 @ Las Vegas)
71 Duster 408 (10.29 @ 127.86 3/16/19 Las Vegas)
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Re: AV GAS
[Re: Thumperdart]
#1798482
04/08/15 12:53 PM
04/08/15 12:53 PM
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Oologah, Oklahoma
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I've used it straight for at least 18 years in everything from a 13.2 to 1 iron headed Max Wedge motor to a 15 to 1 Indy -1 headed 572 that ran 10.0's (tested it back to back at the track and ran EXACTLY the same)...
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Re: AV GAS
[Re: 70AARcuda]
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04/08/15 08:01 PM
04/08/15 08:01 PM
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State of confusion
Thumperdart
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Used to be easy to get av gas in vegas, the county took over all the small airports in Clark County. ...and they will not sell it to you Good info and that takes care of that since I don't own a plane. Where do you get your race gas from? Thankxxx.......
72 Dart 470 n/a BB stroker street car `THUMPER`...Check me out on FB Dominic Thumper for videos and lots of carb pics......760-900-3895.....
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Re: AV GAS
[Re: dusturbd340W5]
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04/09/15 03:41 PM
04/09/15 03:41 PM
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Cincinnati, Ohio
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Right on...dusturbd340W5. I am just learning to fly, so you may know more than I do I bet. I have only logged 4.5 hours in the air so far, so I am really "green"
I believe you guys who have used it and have found no difference between it and race fuel. I can't say I have used both back to back to say for sure one way or another.
I do know 100LL is currently at $5.24 gallon around here which is 2.45 cents cheaper than 110 Sunoco leaded.
Thumper I believe a lot guys rent planes and don't own them. I'd call local fuel/oil company's in your area, that who sells race fuel around here.
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Re: AV GAS
[Re: shawge]
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04/09/15 04:16 PM
04/09/15 04:16 PM
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Florida
Mark Whitener
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Don't you own an ultralight? You need to buy fuel for your ultralight (wink wink)  Or an airboat with a Lycoming or Continental engine, right?
Mark Whitener
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Re: AV GAS
[Re: Thumperdart]
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04/09/15 06:00 PM
04/09/15 06:00 PM
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las vegas
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Used to be easy to get av gas in vegas, the county took over all the small airports in Clark County. ...and they will not sell it to you Good info and that takes care of that since I don't own a plane. Where do you get your race gas from? Thankxxx....... E 85 from the pump from Terrible Herbts...some Terrible Herbst sell 100 unleaded at them..but it is 7.99999 a gallon.. they also have a bulk station at I-15 and Sahara that used to sell 110 leaded cheaper then the 100 unlead...but you have to pump it into a can since it is a "off highway" fuel..no taxes on it..
Tony
70 AARCuda Vitamin C
71 Dart Swinger 360 10.318 @ 128.22(10-04-14 Bakersfield)
71 Demon 360 10.666 @122.41 (01-29-17 @ Las Vegas)
71 Duster 408 (10.29 @ 127.86 3/16/19 Las Vegas)
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Re: AV GAS
[Re: 70AARcuda]
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04/09/15 06:25 PM
04/09/15 06:25 PM
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jacksonville,FLORIDA
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Mark Hedrix here in town has a very good maghine shop and very good reputation for building top of the line engines here in the northeast Florida area. I talked to him about AV gas two years back as my buddy Michael Williams insited on running it in his pro street 434 stroker s-10. Mark said he also had some customers who swore by the av gas and decided to test it against C16 on his engine dyno. The engine was a 14.5:1 632 big cheif BBC he was building for a customer wanting to run the gas in his mud truck. He tested both fuels in this motor on his engine dyno and told me the c16 only made 5hp more than the av gas and the av gas had no signs of detonation or funny burn patterns. He was surprised how well the fuel actually performaed. He said the only thing he recommends with av gas is add a bottle of lead additive as the av gas is "Low Lead" whihc is what the LL stands for. Also the 100LL here at Herlong airport and that he tested with is more around 110-112 octane. Ran it for two years in buddy S-10 which was a 14.0:1 motor with two stage 400shot of nitrous and never had any issues. As stated you just drive up to the pump with jugs or a drum and fill up with a credit card. Just don't try to fill a car with it at the pump, legally that isn't allowed and will ask you to leave and come back with fuel jugs for your airplane or offroad equipment you are putting it in "wink,wink"
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2000 Dakota R/T, 408 magnum, 727, Indy heads 1000cfm 4150 carb, 93 octane fuel. motor; 10.258 @ 132.78 200 shot; 9.262 @ 144.69 racemagnum
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Re: AV GAS
[Re: slammedR/T]
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04/09/15 06:44 PM
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Utah and Alaska
astjp2
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Mark Hedrix here in town has a very good maghine shop and very good reputation for building top of the line engines here in the northeast Florida area. I talked to him about AV gas two years back as my buddy Michael Williams insited on running it in his pro street 434 stroker s-10. Mark said he also had some customers who swore by the av gas and decided to test it against C16 on his engine dyno. The engine was a 14.5:1 632 big cheif BBC he was building for a customer wanting to run the gas in his mud truck. He tested both fuels in this motor on his engine dyno and told me the c16 only made 5hp more than the av gas and the av gas had no signs of detonation or funny burn patterns. He was surprised how well the fuel actually performaed. He said the only thing he recommends with av gas is add a bottle of lead additive as the av gas is "Low Lead" whihc is what the LL stands for. Also the 100LL here at Herlong airport and that he tested with is more around 110-112 octane. Ran it for two years in buddy S-10 which was a 14.0:1 motor with two stage 400shot of nitrous and never had any issues. As stated you just drive up to the pump with jugs or a drum and fill up with a credit card. Just don't try to fill a car with it at the pump, legally that isn't allowed and will ask you to leave and come back with fuel jugs for your airplane or offroad equipment you are putting it in "wink,wink" I have taken table spoons of lead out of the plugs when cleaning them, Low Lead is a misnomer, there is about 3 times as much lead in 100LL than what car gas used to contain. I run 10-25% 100LL with alcohol free gas to keep from lead fouling plugs. Tim
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Re: AV GAS
[Re: Thumperdart]
#1799669
04/09/15 06:44 PM
04/09/15 06:44 PM
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Florida
Mark Whitener
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You want to use additives with MMT, MMT will actually enhance the leads octane suppression more than adding more lead.
Mark Whitener
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Re: AV GAS
[Re: 70AARcuda]
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04/10/15 12:37 PM
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State of confusion
Thumperdart
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I've been using 100 unleaded since I freshened up my motor over 3 years ago and love it but it's pricey but whatever I trust it more than pump junk. My Ranger pings on that crap so no way it's going in my Dart. I'll see if I can get some av gas and if not then back to100 it is for now.
72 Dart 470 n/a BB stroker street car `THUMPER`...Check me out on FB Dominic Thumper for videos and lots of carb pics......760-900-3895.....
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Re: AV GAS
[Re: Thumperdart]
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04/10/15 04:16 PM
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Florida
Mark Whitener
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NOS, Turbo 108, Lucas, as well as others all have octane booster products with MMT in it.
Mark Whitener
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