Homemade Octane Boost ??

[jrichard]

Gentlemen, PLEASE be careful with Toluene. It *is* a primary component of high-octane fuels and is very unfriendly to your skin and lungs, your car's paint, and it tends to corrode the metal containers it's sold in if not used within a year or so. It's a very powerful solvent. Seems to me it will melt or weaken fiberglass resin, too. Maybe. I'll look into that point. Hardware store Toluene isn't the purest you can buy, but it may be the cheapest. Any good Scientific chemical supply house can get lab-grade Toluene, and it's sold in a better container than you'll see at HomeDepot, and it's much purer, and much more expensive. Adding it to your pump gas won't hurt your engine, if used in moderation. I've used it in motorcycles before, mostly bikes that sat around a lot.