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07-04-2012, 12:27 PM

I have had good luck with fuel check in my experiences . I used to switch back and forth between c11 and c12 and never had a problem. The only time I had a problem was when I tried to run Sunoco purple. At the begining of the race the fuel checked. Third round I was instructed that it barley passed, and to come back with fresh fuel . I told them that this was fresh fuel. I had bought a brand new 30 gallon drum. I had to buy and change my fuel if I would continue on. That's what I did. No problem the rest of the way.
I asked a friend my mine to look into this issue. He was a chemist, and had worked in the racing fuel industry. When he got back to me he said that, the specs that NHRA has for some Sunoco fuels is not correct , and held to to tight a testing tolerance for a fuel that is blended the way it is. This means that fuel can be brand new, and still fail no matter how it is handled.
I'm not sure what the solution to this is. It would be nice to run Sunoco fuel, for cost and anything not to have the corrosive effects of VP. We still need to have fuel check, that is certain ..

07-04-2012, 12:27 PM	#46
Todd Hoven Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Fuel check question I have had good luck with fuel check in my experiences . I used to switch back and forth between c11 and c12 and never had a problem. The only time I had a problem was when I tried to run Sunoco purple. At the begining of the race the fuel checked. Third round I was instructed that it barley passed, and to come back with fresh fuel . I told them that this was fresh fuel. I had bought a brand new 30 gallon drum. I had to buy and change my fuel if I would continue on. That's what I did. No problem the rest of the way. I asked a friend my mine to look into this issue. He was a chemist, and had worked in the racing fuel industry. When he got back to me he said that, the specs that NHRA has for some Sunoco fuels is not correct , and held to to tight a testing tolerance for a fuel that is blended the way it is. This means that fuel can be brand new, and still fail no matter how it is handled. I'm not sure what the solution to this is. It would be nice to run Sunoco fuel, for cost and anything not to have the corrosive effects of VP. We still need to have fuel check, that is certain ..