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XJet -> RE: Home-brewing fuel (4/16/2008 11:09:04 PM)
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ORIGINAL: ohsnapimadude
2% Castor Oil (Can i get this at a local store?) 2.6oz
You can probably pick some up at your local motorcycle/karting shop or maybe your LHS has some. Alternatively, you can buy SIG castor online in small quantities.
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18% Synthetic Oil (Can i get this at a local Gas station or Super market?) 23.4oz
Again, you may find that your local motorcycle/kart shop has some oil that mixes with methanol (probably Klotz or Morgans). Alternatively you can get some much higher quality oil from Cooper Fuels. In fact, if you buy their "Plus C" oil it already has the correct amount of castor mixed in with it. You'll have to email them because they don't list the oil on their website.
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80% Methanol (Can i get this at a local store?) 104oz
Sometimes it's available from hardware stores (don't get denatured alcohol, it's not the same stuff) otherwise if there's a speed shop in your area they ought to have some.
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Is that correct for a budget hobby fuel??
That'll work just fine although if you get the higher quality oil you can safely go down to 12% or so without sacrificing engine life and you'll gain a little performance.
The other thing you might need is some nitromethane. The speed shop may be able to help out there too. In a budget fuel you can use as little as 5%-10% in most cases. You could mix 0% and 20% fuels as you suggest to get an intermediate nitro percentage.
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