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Originally Posted by Sgt.Gator
I've used Torco Accelerator for a few years in my race cars. It works. it's more economic than race gas, especially when you buy it in the 5 gal size.
The downsides:
Mixing at the track is a bit of a pain.
Be sure not to forget to mix or have a crewmate fuel your car without mixing the Torco into the can! <Boom!>
It stains your spark plugs orange and will foul your plugs if you leave it in your car over the winter. In fact plan on replacing plugs every spring. I have no idea what would happen if you ran it every day.
The biggest problem, it settles solids to the bottom of the can. You MUST stir/shake the can every time before you pour it into your mixing/filling jug.
I assume if it settles in the can it's probably settling in my gas tank. That could be a disaster on the track. Therefore I did my best to shake the entire car and stir it up in the morning after a night sitting at the track. Now I have an external pump that moves fuel around in my saddlebag gas tank, effectively thoroughly mixing the gas before I start the car.
At SEMA I came across Boostane that the maker claims solves all the above cons. After I burn thru my remaining Torco this year I'll give Boostane a try. It's a little more expensive:
5 gal Torco Amazon: $295.75 shipped
5 gal Boostane from their website: $354.00 shipped.
To make 20 gals of 104 octane from 93 octane takes about 1 gal of Boostane @ $70.
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My experience differs -
I have NEVER seen ANY solids in a can of freshly opened or older cans of Torco. I always look inside the can before using because of the red plastic plug that requires a mini screwdriver to pop.
In almost 5 years of continuous use, including leaving it in over the winter, NO fouling of the plugs, only a slight orange colour. Only one spark plug change after about 60,000, and they were still good only slightly orange. Replacement plugs still sparkin slick and and strong !
Interested in more info on Boostane though, and why the racing community has adopted Torco rather than Boostane.
