[F500] Re: Fuel Question

[Eric D. Christensen]

Beware... AvGas does not pass the SCCA fuel test.

You can usually find race gas at local tracks (try the local drag strip,
if you have one nearby) or at the higher end race shops that cater to
road racers and circel track types.

-- 
Eric D. Christensen <edc at proadmin.com>
Proadmin, Inc.


On Mon, 2003-09-08 at 10:24, Dave Riddle wrote:
> Hmmm... your right the Avgas would be closer to the octane that our motors 
> like. I am cross posting this back to the F500 list.
> 
> At 01:17 PM 9/8/2003 -0400, you wrote:
> >In a message dated 9/8/2003 12:44:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> >dave at microworks.net writes:
> >
> > > The top F500 cars are even enjoying Formula Fords for lunch
> > > now. Vee's we
> > > get to munch on twice in a race.
> >
> >Any thoughts as to whether AvGas is OK for running in a Rotax 494?  I 
> >would expect the jetting to be way different from a more 'normal' 110 
> >leaded, but a lower octane really should be closer to what the engine was 
> >designed for.  I haven't yet found a source for race fuel in the 
> >Pittsburgh area, so I was thinking about trying the local airport....
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Marshall Mauney
> >Steel Cities Region - F500 #64
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