All, Well, I dug "Dibs", my wifes' 63 Spit out of hibernation, washed her up, checked all the fluids, and sent my wife and son on their annual "get the bugs out" run around Northern Lake Coeur d Alene. Idaho. When she brought it back, she (my wife Liz) said that the car ran fine, even though it had fuel from last Fall. She adds Sta-bil to the premium fuel before Dibs gets mothballed for the winter, and has always added INSTEAD O LEAD to the premium fuel for Summer and Fall use. I just so happened to have some 110 octane LEADED racing fuel laying around, and put 5 gallons in the tank. The rest of the tank was 93 octane unleaded. WOW! What a difference! First of all, I could sure smell the difference in the exhaust. It reminded me of being a kid and riding down the freeway in the back of my moms 57 Ford wagon with all the windows down during summertime travels. The exhaust note got appreciably smoother and a little deeper. After my wife drove it, she reported back that even the shifts between 1st and 2nd were easier (non synchro) and that the car could wind higher and felt twice as responsive. So, to the point of the matter..........Does anyone know or have experience running this type of "blend" in the fuel tank, and am I headed down a path of bottom end destruction? Will I stretch my head bolts and experience problems there. I want to continue to run the blend if it is safe for the engine. It has the factory higher compression engine, duel side draft SU's, bone stock ignition and timing gear.. Also, can someone please tell me how many gallons or liters the fuel tank holds? For the fuel ratio mix, I used the old method of measurement that sooner or later, we all resort to, Professional Eye-Ballin', and I don't see as well as I used to.Regards,Ron OhlenkampHead Mechanic toLiz Ohlenkamps' cars. > _______________________________________________ > Spitfires mailing list > [email protected] > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires > > > End of Spitfires Digest, Vol 6, Issue 51 > **************************************** _______________________________________________
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