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Old Jun 15, 2005 | 04:29 PM
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nvm, for some reason, the tube does not reach all the way to the gasoline, im guessing the tank is either shaped funny or have something blockin the damn tube, but anyways i brought one of those racing octane boosters, which they claim raises 5-7 octane numbers and hopefully it will be koo...
Old Jun 15, 2005 | 07:14 PM
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pull the plug in the bottom of the gas tank.
Old Jun 15, 2005 | 07:16 PM
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yup just drain the tank and learn your lesson double check
Old Jun 15, 2005 | 07:39 PM
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drain it.
the 5-7 ocatne point from octan boosters mean 0.5 to 0.7 so u get urself a 87.7octane gas LOL
Old Jun 15, 2005 | 08:01 PM
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i woulda just filled up the other half with 92-93octane and drove like a ----- for a while.
Old Jun 16, 2005 | 02:22 AM
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87 is all I ever run, even on 85 shot of nitrous............

Maybe when I get a 14B i'll change, but only planning 6 psi.
Old Jun 16, 2005 | 06:02 AM
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someone told me that i can leave the motor on then disconnect the fuel line that connects to the motor , and drain it like that. is that true?
Old Jun 16, 2005 | 06:02 AM
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Originally Posted by blanco
pull the plug in the bottom of the gas tank.
is this under the car?
Old Jun 16, 2005 | 08:45 AM
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Why don't you get one of those goofy hand pump/syphon things and pump it into a can or another car?
Old Jun 16, 2005 | 02:37 PM
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i was told that u can run boost on 87 fuel



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