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Old 07-03-2012, 06:23 PM   #1
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There is nothing wrong with Sunoco Race fuel.
Purple can be a little inconsistent due to wide tolerance in processing. Blue and up are very consistent in production.

Some say other brand fuel is faster but that depends on number of things.

Have run Sunoco purple in my cars for years, blue last season becuase of ease of availability to me and cost. Have had issues with fuel check on and off for years. Had a big deal at Englishtown points meet 2011 have had enough of that.

As I said the fuel is good, the culprit is how the fuel is handled before getting in the hands of the racer. It's not a national problem.

The safe way is to install a fuel cell (PIA), buy fresh fuel at the track when racing NHRA. If the fuel being sold during the race is bad it's not the racers' problem.
I agree. There is nothing wrong with Sunoco Race Fuel. I would prefer to honestly use it over VP for a variety of reasons, but it still won't pass for me. We ran purple for many years and it simply stopped checking. If it did check I was told it was borderline. It didn't matter if it was from a sealed drum or out of the pump at the track. I also think an exception should be made if you buy it at the track and it doesn't pass. That is not the racer's fault.
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Old 07-03-2012, 06:53 PM   #2
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Old 07-03-2012, 06:56 PM   #3
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I agree. There is nothing wrong with Sunoco Race Fuel. I would prefer to honestly use it over VP for a variety of reasons, but it still won't pass for me. We ran purple for many years and it simply stopped checking. If it did check I was told it was borderline. It didn't matter if it was from a sealed drum or out of the pump at the track. I also think an exception should be made if you buy it at the track and it doesn't pass. That is not the racer's fault.

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Know for a fact that you and I get our product from the same source and i know what the problem is. PM me.

VP is a pain with having to fog down the engine so it doesn't pit the valves and rust up the exhaust ports. PIA
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Old 07-03-2012, 07:41 PM   #4
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When I raced my Friebrid Stocker...

First race I went to I brought my own feul Sunoco Purple right from the supplier that sold to the local tracks....it failed....I bought a fresg jug and fuel from the VP truck....C-11 it passed....Others told me it was the fastest fuel...

After that I bought fuel at the track the first day of the event...

Bought C-12 from the tracks fuel supplier at Cecil....Palmer Fuels...

there was something wrong with that fuel and I was not the only one who had issues. There seemed to be a concerted effort to let it slide, that was my opinion at that race....

After that race I cleaned out my fuel cell before any NHRA race I went to. I still have the little hand siphon I used to do it. I would wipe out the cell and let it air dry.....I bought a fresh jug and never put anything but good fresh fuel in it. I bought only C-11 and hated the stuff but it always passed....I ran anything I could get my hands on for non NHRA races and the car never went any slower or faster with any of the fuels....

I raced that same car last year and bought C-12 after having used Purple at my local track.......The C-12 passed 2 times at the Dutch......

I think the fuel check deal should be dropped except for heads up runs or at events where there is class runoffs. Way to many issues with fuel failing when it should be fine and other times it should fail but it doesn't......Almost any jug will leak if you turn it upside down......They all leak......Junk plastic.......I have spent time on the edges at the top trying to clean them up so the rubber o-ring will seal....You can make it better but probably not air tight.....

No one is trying to run stuff like Q-16 unless they are nuts........The fumes alone would kill your opponent.....
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