Its a solvent most often used in paint thinners also used to make TNT
its an excellent fuel for turbo cars it was used in the 80's turbo F1 cars.
Plus its a cheap octane booster
I could only find one MSDS for NPD fuels, I think its the 96 octane fuel but it has 5-10% TOLUENE .
https://npd.co.nz/npdfuel/wp-content...PetrolMSDS.pdf
seems to be no fim limit on toluene though interesting
looks like it might fail under benzine though
https://www.mnz.co.nz/docs/default-s...(off-road).pdf
Kinky is using a feather. Perverted is using the whole chicken
I'd be surprised if it's got Toluene in any quantity - it's not cheap. they don't advertise it as being suitable for Turbos specifically either.
They claim non metallic and organic "advanced formulation enhancers" so probably sodium salts as Shell used some years back.
What I do like is that it apparently has fuel stabilisers added for a long shelf life - very good for a fuel sold in small quantities.
All I'll say about testing meth for water content is that after a couple of seasons using the expensive to replace test kit, it was apparent that if a drop on the tongue tasted salty, it was going to test positive for a high water content. Saved money and time.
Yes, that along with some other moves has been noticed over here. If they were serious about going green, the low lead 100 avgas would still be legal - as would Methanol - which has no lead at all.
And as for the regs on asbestos content in bikes imported to Oz, sheesh, mad.
According to Wiki the Aussie fuel companies were sneaking it in for a while:
In Australia in 2003, toluene was found to have been illegally combined with petrol in fuel outlets for sale as standard vehicular fuel. Toluene incurs no fuel excise tax, while other fuels are taxed at more than 40%, providing a greater profit margin for fuel suppliers. The extent of toluene substitution has not been determined.
What else would you expect from a nation founded by convicts I guess?
Anyone intersting in what toluene does can look here
https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/s...post1130197791
I would have thought you could workout the water content of Methaol with a simple hydrometer
he googles yip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8UL6zwKK58
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RNyiktgUjI
Kinky is using a feather. Perverted is using the whole chicken
If it was straight methanol, yes a hydrometer would work. But most of the time it was Meth/petrol blends. You'd ask, "when did you mix this?" and get told - at Wanganui..So you'd point out that was a fortnight ago and it's been in a tank vented to atmosphere since - and you came down here in steady rain...
And in the 80's you couldn't buy 100% pure meth anyway. It came from the fuel companies who each had their own blend. Shell for instance had 5-8% white spirits. All had colouring agents. Aussie meth had 10% oil added...
Anyway, i've put the word out that there's something for the tech steward to test - if he hasn't done it already. If it's legal, great. It's been bloody annoying watching the NI competitors bring Gull cans South. If you want Gull in the SI you have to negotiate with a carrier to bring it. The listed local agents won't do it.
I found this with google ... Challenge Waimak LTD sells race fuel. (Apparently)
https://challengewaimak.co.nz/race-gas/
When life throws you a curve ... Lean into it ...
Overage low lead avgas. Reputedly, the stuff sold at Ruapuna is fresher...
Gull has a higher ethanol content than the fuel sold in the SI. Some late injected motors reputedly like it better than avgas.
If it's the best pump fuel you can buy where you are in the NI, when you come South for the nationals you have to break several laws about the carriage of flammable substances. I said at the time that the fuel regs should specify the fuel used should be available NZ wide....
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