Just wondering if anyone has run Naphtha (camp fuel) in their car. I thought i may give this a go and see how big of a fireball my car can create

Its about the only fuel i havent tried burning in a engine yet...

 

Ya really need to lay off that crack pipe !!!!

 

what else have you burned as a fuel and what are your results of using it

 

Ok things i have run in motors so far...

AvGas- Nothing special here just 100+ octane gas, works good
Jet A- Kerosene, meltdown in about 30seconds of running
Jet B- Mix of Naphtha and kerosene, motor ran fine

These have all been tried on a old school land cruiser 4cyl and the JetA killed a mid 80s F150 I6. I run AvGas in the camaro almost on a regular basis.

So with the results of running jetB it leads me to believe i should be fine running camp fuel. But now with only the camaro or the boat i dont really want to test this on either of them...

 

Do they give Darwin awards to people for what they do to their cars?

 

I think it's interesting....


Maybe you could find a 4 stroke lawnmower or something cheap from a garage sale to try it on?

 

Hmmm, let's do the numbers..... gasoline is like $2.75 a gallon, naptha (lighter fluid) is like $1.00 for a 2 oz can..... or, you can buy it as "camp fuel", and every few days or so, empty your local Wal-Mart's shelf of the stuff, and fill your car in the parking lot out of gallon cans..... this sounds like a superior fuel to gasoline..... yeah, I'd be interested in smoking a few more cars to find out how I can spend more money and enjoy more hassle on fuel too..... sign me up ..... for SOMEBODY ELSE'S cars.

 

I've run moon shine in a chainsaw just for something to do. Not good tho, it's alcohol abuse.

 

sofakingdom..

please read your signature

 

That's sort of my point.

Alternate fuels are a good idea when certain conditions are met:

1. Less expensive than the normal fuel (or at least, within a reasonable bound of not being WAY more expensive)
2. More convenient (or at least, within a reasonable bound of not being WAY more inconvenient)
3. Widely available (like, I'm driving down the road and need fuel, so I'm going to pull off right about here and buy some)
4. Safe (nice to be able to transfer and handle large quantities of it without undue risk; a pump and a hose and a fire-supression system are a good idea, open gallon cans and a funnel are not so good)
5. Non-destructive to equipment (need we say more? ask that poor truck maybe?)
6. One might add in today's political climate, a proposed fuel might get "extra credit" if not made from imported oil (unlike naptha... a petroleum derivative)

I'm having trouble seeing how naptha is an improvement in ANY ONE of those areas, over gasoline. Please help me understand. After all, I'm sofakingdom, I can't figure it out.

 

I wasnt looking for any sort of cheap alternative to gas or a superfuel, just wanted to give it a go and see what happened.

Naphtha = $3/L
Premium = $1.30/L

 

guess he was trying jet fuel and avgas for one of those above reasons as well right?
hell why does anyone run avgas in their cars
even nitromethane doesnt' really fit into that market so lets stop people from buying nitromethane


another thing whats wrong with a little curiosity? I personally don't see anything wrong with it so whats so bad about it?

 

I take it none of you guys ever used it to pass emissions tests then huh?

And they ask why.

 

I tried it in a weed whacker. Runs like crap when cold but turns into a carbeurated diesel when it gets hot. Sounded cool though: 'ding... ding... ding.... ding'. Sort of like a mini-cummins turbo diesel. Also made more power then it did on gas. But, Im sure it would be a good way to blow head gaskets and damage other parts.

 

dimented, is that a pic of turrets guy as your avatar??
ugh...


84z, how much was the avgas? something you can easily get?

 

I get all my AvGas for free, i got connections with the drivers at the airport

But i can only get a little bit at a time Thats why i usually run a mix of 91 and AvGas.

Im sure you could get some from a bulk storage place but i havent gone that route yet.

 

If youve ever heard me when I get angry, or just in general, youd know why I have that avatar.

 

Ran some race gas in the van playing with it on the dyno. My buddy had a 55 gallon drum laying around from a dirt track car. 112 octane contains LEAD, killed the Bosch O2 sensor in the process. My 312 liked about 40* timing advance on the stuff with NO knock counts and picked up about 20 HP at the wheels and made the very pleasing race gas smell. My signature is on 89 octane. Still have the chip for race gas should I ever want to run it at the track. (Will just have to remember to remove the 02.