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Originally Posted by 1320racer
Mike perhaps you missed my post/question...
But are they a refiner/are they producing the fuel or buying the fuel and reselling and if not a refiner who is making the fuel they sell?
Never heard of them until a few months ago.
As for Torco, used it one time and never again. Leaked past my carb gaskets and stained my intake manifold. Sunoco nor VP have ever done that.
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No , i didn't miss your post , i just wasn't sure what question you wanted answered .
I can't tell you too much about your Torco problem , could have been an issue with the brand of gasket you were using . Staining comes from the dye used in race fuels to distinguish one from another . Some companies use more dye than others , but all race fuels can and do stain . Race engine builders have long used the traces of dye to follow race fuel through the manifold and head ports to get an idea of flow .
Renegade hasn't done nearly as much advertising over the years as some companies . Doesn't mean they aren't as good or even better . Just means they spend their money on other things like R&D . They have recently stepped up the marketing , that's probably why you starting hearing more about them .
ALL race gasolines are refined , there's no other way to make race gasoline . They start with base stock . And then EVERY race fuel company buys compounds and chemicals from a number of sources to add to the base stock to create their own version of the best . And that's where the differences between race fuel brands come into play . Race gas formulas can be manipulated to make them do a wide variety of things . You can blend for max power , or you can blend for max torque . Or you can blend for mileage ( think NASCAR ) . And of course you can blend in certain compounds and chemicals to work with nitrous or supercharging/turbocharging . In F1 , race gasoline is also blended specifically for weight , every pound saved is an advantage .