Racing Fuel Prices

[njsteve]

I never thought the day would come that I'd think the racing fuel prices were actually reasonable. I just paid $5.10 a gallon for VP 108 Octane in a 5 gallon can. When regular pump gas is over $3 a gallon, it's amazing that the racing stuff hasn't gone too insane as of yet.

I poured it all in the tank of the hemi Charger and then started her up. I could actually tell when the good gas made it to the carb. The idle just smoooothed out. I'd swear I heard the car make that "mmmmmmmm" yummy sound. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[musclcar]

out here in so. calif for a 5gal. container of VP racing fuel it ranges from $68 to $85 http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif

[Alss]

I just put 10 gallons of 100 in the COPO..it did make a Ymmmmm sound when it it the motor.It was near 7 bucks a gallon!! STeve where was that 104 place?? for 2 bucks less I'll take the 104 http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

ALbert

[Steve Shauger]

I just paid $65.42 for 5 gallons. Thats an increase of about three dollars a gallon from last year.

[Salvatore]

Get that Jack Podell additive. I buy it by the case and never had a problem with anything. Comes in 1 qt. plastic bottles. MAX LEAD 2000. Never had the carb apart in 4 years either. No gasket problems and no intake staining. Proper mixture gets you 103 octane. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif

[njsteve]

ALss, they're just down the road from you on route 202 in Flemington, NJ. Here's where I got it: http://www.burgersmotorcycles.com/

The VP Red 104 octane leaded is $49.98 for a 5 gallon can and the VP C12 108 octane leaded is $55.98 per 5 gallon can.

[Jeffboi12]

That's sad.

[SS427]

I sometimes buy from a major petroleum supplier about 30 minutes from me and buy Sunoco 110 and it is $20 per gallon!! Double what it was in 2020. Just an hour away it is only $9 a gallon. Now THAT is sad!

[scuncio]

Turbo Blue is about $9/gal near me, so I guess I should count my blessings!

[Keith Seymore]

I'm at $10/gallon for Renegade 110.

K

[napa68]

Been using 100LL in the L88. Plugs look great with 40 degrees of timing locked.........and it's only $5.67 gal!

[1971ls6]

Turbo blue @ the pump for $10, 5 gallon can of vp 110 is $100

[chevyman0429]

Turbo Blue is about $9/gal near me, so I guess I should count my blessings!

Tony where u getting turbo blue i havent seem it around here in years?

[DW31S]

Just bought two 54 gallon drums of C12 from my regular guy; $650 a drum.

[LT1vette]

You guys are killing me....

127L of 87 octane x 1.73/L= $219 for Dodge Ram in Ontario

Filled the truck in Port Huron Mi last weekend, I was able to squeeze 127L in for $101USD

[Lynn]

Been using 100LL in the L88. Plugs look great with 40 degrees of timing locked.........and it's only $5.67 gal!

That's what I am using in my LT-1 powered Z. Have it in all the older cars, as the shelf life is way better than pump gas.

[Rsconv68]

I’m in Clairemont in San Diego…regular non Ymmmmmmm is $5.80 per gallon

[scuncio]

Tony where u getting turbo blue i havent seem it around here in years?

Mike, it's the Shell station at 11 and Little Mack in SCS.

[YenkoYS-199Stinger]

I have been getting Sunoco 110 leaded at the tracks I road race at for between $13-14 a gallon. Pre covid it was $8.50-10.50. At MSR Houston (where they cater to a lot of track day wonders) they started selling it by the litre. I guess it makes them feel better

[Thomas]

C11, for my Stocker, is now $250 Cdn. for 5 gallons.
Before the "plague" it was $150.

[WILMASBOYL78]

I haven't bought any in awhile...local dealer doesn't have any...last time I got some av gas.

But, home heating oil is a killer...truck was here this week...$3.79/gallon.

Time to fire up the wood stove...

[1967 4K]

Just filled my 02 Camaro with Shell 93 Oct. @ $4.44 a gallon. Been looking for some gas without Ethanol for the grandkids dirt bikes and go carts. None to be found in my area.

[useless tony]

A friend just bought 5 gals of race fuel for his sons dirt bike (Ontario Canada) and paid $202.

Ethanol free gas can't be found at the pumps here anymore. The pumps used to have stickers stating the mix but the stickers are now gone. I did some Googling and yup, no longer available in Ontario Canada. Apparently you 'might' be able to find some at a marina.

[SuperNovaSS]

Over $40 a gallon and paid it???! Am I understanding correctly?

Jason

[chevyman0429]

Mike, it's the Shell station at 11 and Little Mack in SCS.

Thanks Tony looks like ill be heading over there very soon!

[JRSully]

That is an additional benefit to AvGas, the stuff lasts a long long time

[useless tony]

Over $40 a gallon and paid it???! Am I understanding correctly?

Jason


Yes, paid it.

The father is not mechanically inclined. The kid (15) just finished rebuilding the bike himself and, as kids do if they don't have good guidance (or any guidance), he went with "all the stuff I need to be the fastest" which apparently included a very high-compression piston.

Interestingly ... friends of my wife's family have been racing (with the OCMC here in Ontario Canada) for decades. The wife and I went to one of those races this summer and I actually commented to D (the racer) that I was surprised I didn't smell any race fuel. "Oh, no one uses that here, we just race for fun. We run pump fuel". So, here's a real racer (his son races too) and all the other people at that track/event NOT using or needing race fuel and then there's this 15 year old (who isn't made of money) "needing" high compression and race fuel when he has absolutely ZERO experience riding a dirt bike in competition and very little experience riding trails. As mentioned earlier, D has been riding for decades and his son (23) has been riding since the age of 5. My friends son doesn't stand a chance out in real competition, high-compression or otherwise.

Unfortunately I completely understand what happened here as I have personally made WAY TOO many costly or stupid mistakes myself when I was an un-guided youngster when it came to cars and performance.

[GrumpyJeff]

Been using 100LL in the L88. Plugs look great with 40 degrees of timing locked.........and it's only $5.67 gal!
Yep less than $6.00 a gallon here too . And now I'm able to pump it directly into the car insted of having fill 5gallon jugs

[Pro Stock John]

I have my '67 tuned to race on E85, the poor man's race fuel.

[Jeffboi12]

I got 4.599$ from costco gas

[Mr.Nickey Nova]

Paid $10.00 per gal. for leaded 110 this summer. Last year it was $9.00 per gal. The lowest I've paid was around $8.00 per gal. back 3 years ago.

[Lynn]

As stated in post 16, I use 100LL in my older cars with high compression. Frankly, no more than I drive them I don't care what it costs within reason. When I have checked, it is less than double non ethanol pump gas 91.

[George H]

https://www.pure-gas.org/

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[3X24SPD]

C12 & vp110

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M1

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Ms100

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Ms109

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C11

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C16