Hey, guys...like I said, I'm no chemist, but I play one on TV. I'm all for octane boosters, provided of course they don't do more damage than good. But, I have some concerns....
Toluene is the #1 ingredient in plastic model airplane glue. This stuff actually
melts plastic together to form a weld. I would be concerned that any rubber, vinyl, or plastic parts in carbs, fuel filters, etc. would be attacked and eventually destroyed by constant contact with toluene. This is
NOT friendly stuff. And as mentioned before, one drop on that beautifully finished Cobra deirrere will destroy the finish -
Big Time!
Same goes for lacquer thinner...ever get any on something plastic? It melts into a sticky mess. I can't say what this may do to rubber fuel lines and plastic fuel filters.
Now, to read some of your posts, it doesn't seem to be a problem for your cars now. Like Zderf says, though, this stuff - either one of 'em - is some nasty stuff and pretty much guaranteed to cause and explosion when subjected to an ignition source, no matter how small. Can you say
BOOOOM!
Can anyone provide long term evidence this is not damaging their fuel system internals - fuel filters, reinforced rubber fuel lines, carb floats, carb gaskets and seals...? Seems to me we're playing with something that could be like letting the monster out of the cage.
That's just my opinion, of course, I could be wrong.
