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« on: July 04, 2014, 03:29:26 AM » |
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Has anyone used this before? Why not? If so, did you notice any issues?
Also, am I being naive thinking that using race fuel will help clean out gunked carbs from sitting?
If it doesn't, what's best thing to do in this situation?
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« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2014, 03:31:20 AM » |
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Berrymans B-12. I found this to be better than the other brands for clean out.
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« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2014, 03:34:39 AM » |
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Is this an Advanced/Autozone product or is it available elsewhere?
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« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2014, 05:27:15 AM » |
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We picked up some at Walmart for less money than at the auto stores. I work in a bike shop and made a believer out of the owner on some of the carb work we get in.
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« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2014, 05:38:46 AM » |
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I am a fan of B12 too,, $3 at Walmart.
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« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2014, 06:18:59 AM » |
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Excellent thank
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« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2014, 09:19:05 AM » |
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Octane rating has nothing to do with cleaning ability. It is a property that tells you the ability of the fuel to resist detonation under compression.
If I'm not mistaken 110 octane usually contains lead.
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Patrick
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« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2014, 01:48:22 PM » |
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Sometimes higher octane fuel has more detergents, but, thats sometimes. Depends on the brand.
But, just using higher octane fuel doesn't help anything, its best just use an octane rating only as high as the engine likes.
110 octane ? Thats gotta be some kind of expensive ! Thats probably more that avgas.
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« Reply #8 on: July 04, 2014, 03:49:06 PM » |
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Octane rating has nothing to do with cleaning ability. It is a property that tells you the ability of the fuel to resist detonation under compression.
+1 A higher octane is for when your motor starts to "ping", which is pre-detonation under compression. Since our motors are stock compression, any fuel with a higher octane rating is only costing you more money per mile. As for cleaning. My brother-in-law recommended a small amount of NAV gas in the tank, to clean out the jets. But with so many easily available additives, why go through the trouble of finding someone at the airport who will sell you a small amount for your MC? |
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« Reply #9 on: July 05, 2014, 11:26:34 AM » |
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Race fuel is not carb cleaner. Use caution with some race fuels, some are oxygenated and if you do not jet for them you could have a bad day regardless of octane lean is lean. The other thing to think about is that most race fuels recommend a complete fuel system draining after use due to accelerated corrosion, this is very true. And running higher octane than needed can reduce performance due inpart to slow flame travel from not having enough cylinder pressure required for the burn rate of the fuel.
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« Reply #10 on: July 06, 2014, 03:11:59 PM » |
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I ran some 110 awhile back just to see. It was leaded. I was testing it for some eventual track use with nitrous + I was hoping that it didn't have the 10% ethanol that pump gas has. Turns out, here in Cali it all comes down the same pipeline with the ethanol already in it-race gas or pump and the bike didn't really seem to run as well anyway. I may try to use 100 unleaded whenever I get the nitrous going.
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« Reply #11 on: July 06, 2014, 04:50:31 PM » |
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Race fuel is not carb cleaner. Use caution with some race fuels, some are oxygenated and if you do not jet for them you could have a bad day regardless of octane lean is lean. The other thing to think about is that most race fuels recommend a complete fuel system draining after use due to accelerated corrosion, this is very true. And running higher octane than needed can reduce performance due inpart to slow flame travel from not having enough cylinder pressure required for the burn rate of the fuel.
And i wonder if this higher hotter burning octane fuel leads to the dreaded "blueing" of the exhaust pipes |
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« Reply #12 on: July 06, 2014, 10:29:33 PM » |
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I go some for my home generator and pressure washer $8 per gallon.
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