Failing Fuel Check?

[Sam Murray]

My experience with C-11 is that it must be kept in a sealed metal drum. I carry a 15 gallon VP drum and I drain my fuel after every race and return it to the drum. Even if it sits all winter it passes.

Sam

[Rory McNeil]

When I first built my Mustang Stocker ,in 2003, I started out with VP 110 Red, for price, and not thinking my 8.4-1 compression 302 needed anything better. The 110 failed, I brought some more from a just opened barrel, and it failed too. Several other racers told me that lots of guys had good luck with C-12, so I bought some, and have been running it ever since, never had an issue at fuel check since. On occasion, I have tried Chevron mid grade pump gas at a bracket race, (car actually ran a tad quicker!), and when I needed to run at a divisonal race again, I would just unhook the fuel line for the carb, and pump out the factory gas tank till it wouldn`t pump anymore out, added a couple of gallons of C12, shake the car a bit, and pumped that out, then just added more C-12. The C-12 always passed after doing that. A buddy inheirited a Q/SA 65 Caprice a few years ago, which had sat for over a year, with 1/2 tank of C-12 still in the factory gas tank. Wouldn`t you know it, even THAT gas passed fuel check the first time he brought the car back out. I buy my C-12 by the 54 gallon barrel, and just take the fuel out of the barrell as needed, and even the year old stuff always passes. Now, a question, VP says that fuel in a sealed drum has an almost indefinite shelf life, any confirm that? I stiff have a bit of C-12 left in a drum from 2008, and I have a never been opened drum that I bought early last year, that I`m hoping will get me by for this season. Should I have any concerns?

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by Rory McNeil

When I first built my Mustang Stocker ,in 2003, I started out with VP 110 Red, for price, and not thinking my 8.4-1 compression 302 needed anything better. The 110 failed, I brought some more from a just opened barrel, and it failed too. Several other racers told me that lots of guys had good luck with C-12, so I bought some, and have been running it ever since, never had an issue at fuel check since. On occasion, I have tried Chevron mid grade pump gas at a bracket race, (car actually ran a tad quicker!), and when I needed to run at a divisonal race again, I would just unhook the fuel line for the carb, and pump out the factory gas tank till it wouldn`t pump anymore out, added a couple of gallons of C12, shake the car a bit, and pumped that out, then just added more C-12. The C-12 always passed after doing that. A buddy inheirited a Q/SA 65 Caprice a few years ago, which had sat for over a year, with 1/2 tank of C-12 still in the factory gas tank. Wouldn`t you know it, even THAT gas passed fuel check the first time he brought the car back out. I buy my C-12 by the 54 gallon barrel, and just take the fuel out of the barrell as needed, and even the year old stuff always passes. Now, a question, VP says that fuel in a sealed drum has an almost indefinite shelf life, any confirm that? I stiff have a bit of C-12 left in a drum from 2008, and I have a never been opened drum that I bought early last year, that I`m hoping will get me by for this season. Should I have any concerns?

Rory,is the 65 wagon Calvin Quehpana's old car?Take the gas to your first race and have it checked.If it's borderline I'd be suspect about it.

[Rory McNeil]

Ed, the 65 Caprice is a 4 dr hardtop, not a wagon. Years ago it was a Cal Method car, until recently owned by Doug Marx. As for Quehpamas wagon, I remember he had a white 66 Impala wagon a few years before he died, but normally I saw him running a 66 Chevelle wagon in P/SA. He may well have had a 65 Caprice wagon, but I can`t say that I have seen it before. Back in the 70`s & 80`s, it seemed that most guys that ran a 65 or 66 Chevy, must have had at least one of every body style & model "in stock" for changing classes with !!

[Rich Biebel]

Originally Posted by Sam Murray

My experience with C-11 is that it must be kept in a sealed metal drum. I carry a 15 gallon VP drum and I drain my fuel after every race and return it to the drum. Even if it sits all winter it passes.

Sam

Sam that is true for sure.....C-11 was very vaporous......and my trailer was always full of the fumes. I thought about installing a shutoff valve for the fuel cell vent to stop the fuel in the cell from emitting those vapors into my trailer....never did get around to getting that done......Cost was at something like 10+ bucks a gallon and I did not see any et gain with the stuff over any other fuel.......

If I still had a Stocker I would run the cheapest fuel that passed.......They should allow the unleaed performance fuel to be used.....Many people say it runs quicker and is cheaper....