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Old 07-26-2009, 06:14 PM
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How much does nitro fuel normally cost in a hobby shop? I need to know if it is cheaper to order it or drive a hour to the hobby store.
Old 07-26-2009, 06:39 PM
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It depends on the brand and nitro percentage. Cost per gallon at my shop is anywhere from $25-$40..
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How much does nitro fuel normally cost in a hobby shop? I need to know if it is cheaper to order it or drive a hour to the hobby store.
I believe they have a Extra Surcharge/ Hazmat Fee whatever they Call it on Top of the Normal Shipping Charges for Fuel.......
You'd Probably be Better of to Drive to the Hobby Shop if you where to Pick up a Case (4 Gallons) at a Time..... Generally they give a better Deal on cases as well.....
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Opps
Old 07-26-2009, 08:33 PM
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Man, I wish I could drive for an hour and be at a hobby shop. For me, it's a 2.5 hour drive to get to the nearest shop.

If you're only an hour away, just go buy it at the shop.
Old 07-26-2009, 09:16 PM
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Most fuel now start off at $25.00 a gallon, it has gone up in price. Call your nearby hobby store and ask for the price of which ever type fuel you want to use, then shop the internet and add the shipping, this will give you an idea of where to buy.
Old 07-27-2009, 11:28 AM
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My LHS sells O'Donnells %20Race for $32/Gallon....if I bought it on Tower, it would be cheaper, but the $22 Haz-Mat charge makes the LHS about $1 less....Since I have a cool, dry basement to store fuel, I just go buy a gallon when I have some spare cash...
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It'll almost always be cheaper to buy at the LHS. The hazmat fee is a real killer on shipping!
Old 08-11-2009, 10:52 AM
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I can get wildcat fuels at 14-19 depending on nitro content. O'Donnels is at 25-30
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I just bought a gallon of Byron Gen2 20% fuel for $32 from LHS.

My MGT 8.0 is so thirsty I wish I could buy them fuel in barrel! LOL
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You are lucky Here in Sweden they don`t shipp fuel i have to drive 70km to get some
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$30/Gal Byrons gen 2 @ LHS.
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a couple weeks back i got a gallon of Trinity Monster Horsepower 30% for $36 and a gallon of Byrons Gen 2 30% for $40 at my LHS.... so far i'm liking the Byrons a little better.. but the price is killing me
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+1 Byrons
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30/gal O'D 30% race if ThunderbirdJunkie drives 20 miles to the hobby shop that has excellent service.

50/gal O'D 30% race if ThunderbirdJunkie drives 5 miles to the hobby shop that has lackadaisical service.
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I get Byron Pro Driver 30% for $32 at my track. They are a Byron dealer, and Byron also sponsors the track so they get it a little cheaper.
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I just brought some on ebay for about $70.00 for 12 qts.
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My horrible LHS(for lack of a worse term..) recently increased the price of a gallon of SW %25 from €43 to €47 I heard... A year ago it was €33.. Time to take up basketweaving maybe..
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It seems that when gas goes up, so does nitro fuel. I'm stocking up before it eats a hole in my wallet.
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It seems that when gas goes up, so does nitro fuel. I'm stocking up before it eats a hole in my wallet.
Yeah, the price of crude oil effects the price of nitro fuel in the same way that it effects the price of gasoline, since nitromethane and methanol are both made from simple hydrocarbon gases (methane and propane) which are products of the same fractional distillation process that produces gasoline. So if gasoline prices spike for a prolonged period, you can expect nitro to soon follow.
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Que?
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Donde esta la fractionalamente de gasolina de aciete?
Mira!
Este aqui!
Mi nitromethanlolamente esta sameo dinero all the timeo....

Cuanto de su hija?

Donde...?

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