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Old 08-25-2005, 08:57 PM
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i heard something about mothballs in the gaas tank ?? what will this do?
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and with a proper tune, 564.2 hp on an otherwise stock 281.
 
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i heard something about mothballs in the gaas tank ?? what will this do?
well, should there be any moths in your tank it will get rid of them.
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On mythbusters last night, they put moth ***** in the gas tank and it actually gave it an octane boost, hence my signature.
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Uh yeah...

Let us know how it goes, mmm-kay? [sm=partyparty.gif]
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Old 08-26-2005, 02:20 AM
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so jchittick is this really true??? if so have you tried it? it seams kinda wierd like if it would mess up ure sh**
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I use moth ***** and a few squirts fo Raid.....I pulled a 9 sec 1/4 mile.
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so jchittick is this really true??? if so have you tried it? it seams kinda wierd like if it would mess up ure sh**
Hell i don't know, and no. On that episode the also tested bleach, sugar, and i think some type of cleaner. The moth ***** was the last test. By that time, the engine was probably so fuggered up anyway, it didn't matter.
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On mythbusters last night, they put moth ***** in the gas tank and it actually gave it an octane boost, hence my signature.
I saw the episode, and they in no way were able to tell what effect the moth ***** had on the octane of the fuel, they would need a lab to measure that. Octane is nothing more than a fuels ability to resist preignition. The engine in question did seem to run smother and sounded better, but I have no idea why, possible the moth ball actually made the fuel more volitile but I really don't know.
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