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came across this in the hayabusa forum.....anyone ever heard of this?What about using toluene? It's even referenced above on this same thread. I've used for years in my truck and Vmax. It used to be cheap, it's now $15 a gallon around here. You can get it at Sherwin-Williams and other paint/industrial supply stores. I know it can be used to raise the octane level of gasoline. It's even the main ingredient in many fuel system cleaners and used as an industrial cleaning solvent.In the link below they talk about using it in turbocharged Formula 1 engines and other octane hungry engines.Another product that I know many mechanics swear by is BG 44K fuel system cleaner, but it's not cheap, about $20 for an eleven once can and may be hard to find.This site has a bunch of info on toluene as an octane booster:http://www.elektro.com/~audi/audi/toluene.html""Q: How did you discover using toluene?A: Someone came across a web page that described various DIY home brew octane booster formulas. One of which used toluene as its main ingredient. As a Formula 1 racing fan of many years, I recalled that toluene was used extensively in the turbo era in the 1980s by all the Formula 1 teams. The 1.5 liter turbocharged engines ran as much as 5 bars of boost (73 psi) in qualifying and 4 bars (59 psi) in the actual race. Power output exceeded 1500bhp, which translates into 1000bhp/liter, an astronomical figure.""Oh and as noted on that site, "don't drink even a little of it"
interesting partshttp://www.venomxs.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=63:irswillfit&catid=44:my-ffr-mkiii-venom-xs-roadster-project&Itemid=54