VP racing fuel

[DMSOnMyVeins]

I was reorganizing my garage and found 5 x 15 gallon drums of VP racing fuel. It says it contains MTBE and tetraethyl lead on the labels. These were here when I purchased the place and have no idea what to do with this stuff besides take it down to hazardous waste disposal, hate to waste chems.:(

With the price of gas being so high it would be great if I could use this in place of gas.


I just found an MSDS for this (U 4 racing fuel) it contains:
Benzene 10%
Toluene 10%
Ethylbenzene 10%
Styrene 10%
1,3-Butadiene 5%
Isoprene 10%
n-Hexane 2%
Pentane/Pentadiene 10%
Cyclopentadiene 10%
Lead 10%
That leaves the MTBE concentration being 3%

[nbk2000]

Distill off all the hydrocarbons and use the concentrated TEL solution to make organo-lead sternutators, similiar to Adamsite.

[Match]

With the price of gas being so high it would be great if I could use this in place of gas.





Leaded oxygenated fuel such this won't work in late model vehicles which are equipped with an oxygen sensor and a catalytic converter. This type of fuel also isn't recommended to be left in the vehicles fuel system for an extended period of time.

All that aside, Most forms of gasoline tend to have a limited shelf life, and as a complicated fuel such as it is, I can't imagine it being any good anymore if its been at your place awhile.

If the fuel is in fact still good... You might be wise to sell it; 75 gallons would fetch quite the penny at your local motor park.

[Cobalt.45]

If the fuel is in fact still good... You might be wise to sell it; 75 gallons would fetch quite the penny at your local motor park.
This really would be the way to go. If the cans are "factory" sealed, you'd get ~$2-3/gallon, easily.

Thing is, it's only 92 octane. Too bad it's not the 114 octane type.

Or, you've got lawn mower gas for life...

[c.Tech]

Oxygenated fuel you say? That’s giving me the impression it would rust the pistons screwing whatever you use it in.

[nbk2000]

Fractionally distill it for all the hydrocarbons and the TEL content.

You've any idea how expensive gallons of TEL are, if they'll even sell it to you?

[Cobalt.45]

Curious as to what the lead could be used for?

[nbk2000]

Refer to my previous post about organo-lead based sternutators (vomiting/sneezing) agents, similiar to Adamsite.