Toluene A Success!

I've got a bone stock motor with some supplemental upgrades, and all I can say is that I am impressed. Thanks to Jrichker's post, I decided to try the toluene in my gas tank. My octane as of right now is about 95.6. On the first test I put it in and left the timing alone, and I did not see any difference. The next trial I advanced the timing to 16* and definately felt an increase right off the line, and above 3500rpm. Went back home and decided to advance the timing to 18*. I got detonation that time, so I backed it back down to 16*. And this is in 110* arizona heat. The engine runs smoother and cooler. I can keep my hand on the upper intake for like a minute, its that cool. I would definately recommend this to any one who is using a power adder. And thanks jrichker for the heads up.

I used the equation in the post to determine octane. Originally i was running w/ 14* no toluene, then I added 1 gallon to a litle over 1/2 tank of 91 octane WITH 14*... NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE, THEN 16*...BIG DIFFERENCE, then 18*, I felt more power, but backed off when I heard detonation, I think it is still too hot out here for that aggressive of timing. I do not know about fuel mileage, cause I can't keep my foot off of the gas. But I have 2 gallons of the stuff left, so I will start calculating on my next fill up. (If I can just drive it normal. I think that an aod backed car will feel it more than a stick. And this is definately not my imagination, there is a definate sotp feeling. I just wish that my trac-lok was in working order, and that the air temp was around 75*. I love cheap HP!