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Date:         Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:36:03 -0800
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: What in fuel can wreck engine?
Comments: To: Jim Akiba <syncrolist@bostig.com>
In-Reply-To:  <ac1f198b0711291607vc1a45fat26a4dc9947188465@mail.gmail.com>
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If you want spectacular, drain the oil & max the throttle! :)

On Nov 29, 2007 4:07 PM, Jim Akiba <syncrolist@bostig.com> wrote:

> I agree... last time I posted about brick testing I got thoroughly > flamed though... guess it's because I'm a "vendor". Hope that the > engine rights folks don't get all pissed you said something as > insensitive as blowing an engine is fun ha. > > Yeah high percentage nitromethane fuels will work great.. you can get > it in small quantities for model airplane and model car engines.. > usually it isn't high enough percentage to do the trick, most of the > stuff you'll get runs up to 35% nitro but you'll want as high as > possible. Once on the way home from RC flying we had to run 35% nitro > to make it a mile to a gas station in my friend's old volvo 120, > didn't do anything but run well in the high rpms ha. Nitrous oxide > will also do the trick... if you have some local speed shops. > > Otherwise go with bob's coleman white gas... really anything low > octane will do it(as someone mentioned diesel as well) but it all > depends how "spectacular" of a show you're after. BTW the > "spectacularity" index varies in direct proportion to the danger level > I think. > > Jim Akiba > > > > On 11/29/07, Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> wrote: > > What can I put in the fuel of a car to make the engine fail quickly? > > It's a Mazda EFI 1.6 Familia (323) engine. > > > > Don't say sugar, please. > > > > Engine-blows can be such fun! > > >

-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" Crescent Beach, BC www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/


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