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Old 11-10-2014, 10:09 AM
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I'm curious, too, Cain. At this point, I just tune my motors "by ear." I haven't become obsessive to the point of wanting to buy a dyno, but I know I could definitely put one to use.

Originally Posted by F N CUDA
motor spray is bad shit too
just can't win
Indeed. Most motor cleaners (or contact cleaner) is based on trichloroethene (TCE). Nasty stuff. Brake cleaner is usually a concoction of solvents including xylene, toluene, acetone, methyl alcohol, etc. MEK is another carcinogenic solvent. A lot of these spray can cleaners have high volitile organic compounds (VOCs) and really should only be used with a fume hood. Or the user should be using a respirator with the proper VOC cartridges. The worst is probably TCE, then MEK.
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