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Old 04-25-2010, 10:42 AM
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i ran a gallon of byrons 45% boat fuel.... it has 16% oil... and it ran great... added a shim... temps never got above 225 and the run times was outstanding... i got 12minutes racing and still had fuel left over ... pitted once in a 25 minute main... not to keen on trying it with 9% oil.. i would if it was 11%...


oh and the boat fuel is Gen 1 fuel..
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Originally Posted by dnebout
Yeah I know we wouldn't see the diff at our level. Keeping it on all 4s is the biggest thing right now, but I'm just interested in the way things work. That's why the question is being asked.

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Old 04-25-2010, 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by kgombe
i ran a gallon of byrons 45% boat fuel.... it has 16% oil... and it ran great... added a shim... temps never got above 225 and the run times was outstanding... i got 12minutes racing and still had fuel left over ... pitted once in a 25 minute main... not to keen on trying it with 9% oil.. i would if it was 11%...


oh and the boat fuel is Gen 1 fuel..
Any idea what the Byron's 40% has for oil?
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9% .....

http://www.byronfuels.com/pages/prod...ml#race_anchor


scroll down you will see the chart
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I have friends that ran 40% in buggy. He noticed a big difference and loved every minute of it. The RB guys are running 45% fuel. There are other guys running 40% nitro as well.
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Originally Posted by kgombe
i ran a gallon of byrons 45% boat fuel.... it has 16% oil... and it ran great... added a shim... temps never got above 225 and the run times was outstanding... i got 12minutes racing and still had fuel left over ... pitted once in a 25 minute main... not to keen on trying it with 9% oil.. i would if it was 11%...


oh and the boat fuel is Gen 1 fuel..
i'm shocked you kept a motor runnin that long. mustve been a stock 1.

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Originally Posted by ultegrasti
i'm shocked you kept a motor runnin that long. mustve been a stock 1.

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ass... lol.. it was actually modded...
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