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How do you guys safely mix 110 to your 87 gas to run in your car/truck?  Ive got about 10 gallons to use up since Im pretty much done with the season. thanks

 
I put it in the work truck lol. I put a small amount in my raptor once and it started popping and the cat smelled. This was like 5 gallons of it mixed 50/50 in a tank that had 20 gallons in it already. Took an entire drive to havasu and back to get the cel off. Cat smelled weird from then on out. 

 
JBL said:
How do you guys safely mix 110 to your 87 gas to run in your car/truck?  Ive got about 10 gallons to use up since Im pretty much done with the season. thanks
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Hit up JAlper. He can tell you the formula. 

 
I used to use my old race gas as weed killer. Worked really well. 

 
If it's 110 is it leaded or unleaded?  If it's unleaded, then just mix it in with a bunch of normal fuel.  If it's leaded then don't put it in anything with a cat or O2 sensor. 

If its leaded the Specific gravity is likely a good bit different than normal fuel.  If you put it in something that does not run well, it might run terribly. 

 
My Holley runs a NTK O2, 

More of a Myth on the O2, it would take years of running Leaded fuel,  

What it really destroys is the Cytolytic Converters, the heavy lead will stick to the converter and make it less effective,  but on the other had,  my truck is a 2011 and dont plan on selling it, most people will get rid of there ride every 3-5 years, so it would take years of running leaded fuel, straight leaded fuel. 

mixing it will not make a huge difference,  and depending on the octane giving it to the 91 octane guys is the easiest way to get rid of it, I mix mine 1-Gallon of 110, to 4-gallons of 91 so i know i have enough octane. 

If you where in Vegas i would take it off your hands,  even if it got down to 96 octane, mixing it 50/50 for most of us NA guys would be a no brainer,   

 
FWIW, it's been my experience that the early narrow band O2s would die super quick (weeks).  They didn't have heaters and the tips/elements were very exposed.  Even the heated ones would not live long. (Also eeks).  What I don't know is how much shift over what time.  

The early NTK WBO2s and Bosch's were better but not by a whole lot.  We would get a whole season on the turbo mustang running C16 before we didn't trust them any more.  You could see a shift  before fire up when there was ambient air in the exhaust.  The response would get sluggish until you got some heat in it.  Placement was important.  

I've not had any experience with the current generation of WBO2s.  I can't imagine too many production vehicles have them (cost).  I know VWs did, that is what we used to buy (Bosch).  Iirc Honda used the NTK WBO2s.  

 
Bobalos said:
FWIW, it's been my experience that the early narrow band O2s would die super quick (weeks).  They didn't have heaters and the tips/elements were very exposed.  Even the heated ones would not live long. (Also eeks).  What I don't know is how much shift over what time.  

The early NTK WBO2s and Bosch's were better but not by a whole lot.  We would get a whole season on the turbo mustang running C16 before we didn't trust them any more.  You could see a shift  before fire up when there was ambient air in the exhaust.  The response would get sluggish until you got some heat in it.  Placement was important.  

I've not had any experience with the current generation of WBO2s.  I can't imagine too many production vehicles have them (cost).  I know VWs did, that is what we used to buy (Bosch).  Iirc Honda used the NTK WBO2s.  
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Everyone is going to a Holley,  most likely not a bad Idea to change it out every year when you do the plugs and wires,  

 
Not sure if leaded or unleaded.  I buy it per gallon at Red Earth Casino on way in.  Guess it will stay in gas container till next season.  Thanks boys.

 
Bobalos said:
@J Alper Who's O2 does holley recommend?  
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Depends on the System the TermX is limited to the Bosch,  and the HP can run a Bosch or a NTK, 

The kicker is that they uses two hidden pull up resistors in the O2 harness so if you try to use your own NTK it will not read, 

after cutting all the components apart, found the resistors and was going to sell them for Half the cost, or put together a kit so someone can use a off the shelf NTK or Bosch  

 
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