Jump to content

SUNOCO RACE GAS


trickedcarbine

Recommended Posts

I will never use Sunoco again, I ran VP C12 forever, let my local shop convince me to use sunoco from them (sponsorship stuff)after the race the bike sat for 2 weeks, maby 3, When i went to start it up for the next race it wouldnt start. Come to find out the whole bowl of both carbs, was completely full of a jell type stuff. Something reacted very badly with that fuel. But i never had a problem with any other type of fuel.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I will never use Sunoco again, I ran VP C12 forever, let my local shop convince me to use sunoco from them (sponsorship stuff)after the race the bike sat for 2 weeks, maby 3, When i went to start it up for the next race it wouldnt start. Come to find out the whole bowl of both carbs, was completely full of a jell type stuff. Something reacted very badly with that fuel. But i never had a problem with any other type of fuel.

 

yup its been a while since it happen to me but reading your post reminded me exactly what happen........when i was putting the gas in with a screened funnel the funnel glogged up as if something solid stopped the flow then it slowly drained in after i could see a thick clear liquid on screen so i wiped it with my finger and could not believe it had no smell seemed to be water that jelled up and almost completely stopped the flow when pouring the gas from can thru funnel into bikes tank. I never bought racegas from that speed shop again but i have used sunoco racegas from other vendors without any problems so my advice would be to always use a funnel with a screen

Link to comment
Share on other sites

yup its been a while since it happen to me but reading your post reminded me exactly what happen........when i was putting the gas in with a screened funnel the funnel glogged up as if something solid stopped the flow then it slowly drained in after i could see a thick clear liquid on screen so i wiped it with my finger and could not believe it had no smell seemed to be water that jelled up and almost completely stopped the flow when pouring the gas from can thru funnel into bikes tank. I never bought racegas from that speed shop again but i have used sunoco racegas from other vendors without any problems so my advice would be to always use a funnel with a screen

 

 

Ya mine was a bit different, Yellowish, Greenish Jello type substance Full in both bowls, In the banshee and one in a Tecate 3wheeler. This was sitting several weeks.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 1 month later...

I've been running Sunoco 110 in my Banshee and haven't had any issues. I get it 5-10 gal at a time from a local dealer who supplies a lot of the local dirt tracks, drag strips, & basically local guys like myself. He just syphens it from the drum & I screen it when I get home. It's kept in a 5 gal regular gas jug in my garage which is usually relatively cool & 0 sun exposure. I usually only mix enough for the ride I'm doing at the time. Sometimes a gallon, sometimes a tank full because it's likely to sit for a while. I haven't noticed any issues with it yet.

Edited by MILO
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 1 year later...

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...