NO GAS AVAILABLE!!!, What to do when there is no 93 octane!?! Options

[easternpiro1]

Hey guys, i guess im in an interesting dilemma. many areas in the south east are stricken with a CRAZY gas shortage! long lines, NUMEROUS fuel stations out of gas. all because of speculation and panic.

it struck me the other day while i was contributing my share to the panic when i was getting gas that there was ONLY 87 octane available...

I got teh thinking

1. Im getting my 3s back soon and anything less than 93 octane is a BIG NO NO

2. what the @%&@ am i going to do?

3. will octane booster work?


I got the answer to #3 and i cant say im a big fan of it (VERY bad idea to do). a friend of mine has a audi awd (a4 ithink) tuned to hit 500whp on race gas and around 400ish whp without. he told me about some interesting chemicals rated at about 114 octane that can be found in the paint section of home depot. he also said alot of guys use it when they go to the track and can be mixed with 93 octane (maybe lower) fuel. its name brand is xeylol but the chemical names are xeylene and toulene i couldnt find it when i looked in wikipedia (misspelled?)

but anyway, can you guys offer some suggestions?

[easternpiro1]

local airports, small airstrips are great places to get up to 107 octane fuel... it is expensive but cheaper than buying it by the drum...

wait a minute.... are you serious? imma have to investigate on track days (zmax dragstrip and the airport right up the street) lol

LOL - You didn't know this Matt? 106 octane at our local mini-airstrip and I have a guy that's a tuner [Got 4-5 old muscle cars he stores in his hanger with plane] so he hooks me up - haven't used it for years tho - hope he still remembers me.
That engine of yours will LOVE you for it

i Had no idea man! i figured there were aditives just for airplanes... i will begin poking around to find out. hendrick has shops ALL OVER the place around here!

Piro you want the Nextel Cup stuff. 98 octane unleaded sunoco 260gtx . And the strip won't have it. Lots of the local tracks concord, tri-county stuff like that will have 110 octane but it is leaded. My source for the stuff dried up in early 08 so I have been on crappy 93. sigh free 98 octane.

that stuff is leaded?!? no way! im going to find out about it at the test n tune theyre having next week @zmax have you heard aboutit?