just curious about race gas smell

[gatorbytes2]

At what octane does gas start to have that awesome "Race gas" smell.

Always wanted to know but figured it was a goofy question

 

[smitty_64]

I dunno, but it does have a specific smell...

 

[SeventyMach1]

FYI, you probably won't smell it if you run it. Not to it's full effect anyway. It seems that only higher compression engines will do that.

 

[Roland69]

My friend buy's a barrel of 114 ($600)race fuel for his Impalla and that smells insane lol. I think up around 93 94 starts to smell sweet

 

[94-302-vert]

Wish I knew what race gas smelled like... I do notice that the 93 I've been using smells better than the old 87 did...

 

[FORCED2DV8]

at 110 and up you can tell its not just regular anymore... even 93 still smells like reg. gas.

 

[slvrbullit302]

The "race gas smell" is actually the an additive they put in the gas. A very flammable chemical called Toluline. I work in refineries and you just walk around thru there and it smells as if you are at a track.

 

[igotyofire]

Also race gas will have some lead in it too, i know at least c-16 does, but im guessing the chances of u being around any 5.0 built to run off that stuff will be pretty slim, but 4cyclynder turbo buddies run that shiet all the time so they dont blow up and so they can keep up with the big dogs, I spent a day around a car running that tho being tuned in a dyno shop and drivin around it all nite and never has any fume from a car given me such a headache!!!!

 

[droptopford 5 0]

i dont know what specific octane will smell that way, even though higher octanes smell pretty potent (expecially with an offroad pipe) sonoco 94 i used to run still smells like regular gas, just intense... my buddy will cut c12 with 93 octane at 50/50 mixture when hes at the track and give his vortech 5.0 a bit more timing, even that car with stock internals and heads, and cam will give you a headache following it.

 

[igotyofire]

maybe, also i hear leaded fuels is no good for O2 sensors!!

 

[Zero Signal]

Interesting factoid on the Toluline there! I always thought is was the nitromethane.