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Jan 12, 2011 | 04:58 PM

#11

coolerman69

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Originally Posted by nikonf8

it would be a total waste of your money. there is no need for it and actually no benefit either. Av-gas is designed to run in a plane with a air-cooled motor with low compression. most piston-driven aircraft cruise at 3,000 maybe 3500 rpms or so, the burn rate of aviation gas is much too slow for any high performance automotive applications."

Sweet ride! Do you have a rear pulley to match those wheels? If not i've got one never been used.......cheap!

Jan 12, 2011 | 05:12 PM

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Sash302

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Originally Posted by Harley03joe

Can I Use Aviation fuel In My 03 Heritage ?
I Have A Small Airport Close To Me
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go for it dude, I have use it many times in my harley in my yamaha in my mustang no problem at all,my yamaha I probably put more than 12k miles on that fuel no problem at all.

Jan 12, 2011 | 06:00 PM

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Tom84FXST

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Originally Posted by nikonf8

it would be a total waste of your money.

The only thing true in this whole post...lol

Jan 12, 2011 | 06:35 PM

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rickb

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It wont make it run any better. I have used AV gas in my 355 roller motor for over 1000 1/4 pass's never hurt it (know many dirt trackers using it) but it's 13.5 comp too a lot cheaper than race gas. lol I mix top end lobe to it.

Jan 12, 2011 | 06:44 PM

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Lol unless your bike has a diesel engine no!!!!! Aviation fuel is diesel fuel

Jan 12, 2011 | 06:47 PM

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rickb

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JP 4 is diesel or the military use's it as diesel

Jan 12, 2011 | 06:57 PM

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harleyflyboy

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Jet A is highly refined diesel sort of. Aviation fuel for reciprocating engines will run in your car, motorcycle, lawn mower or whatever, it is 100 to 110 octane and probably will be close to twice what you pay for gas at the gas station, with no real benefit unless you have such a high compression ratio that you need that octane. Otherwise a complete waste of money.

Jan 12, 2011 | 06:58 PM

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slarson

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Aviation fuel or avgas as it's called burns hot and may damage the engine over time. Just like jp4 you can't use it as car because it has no lube in it , if you use jp4 in a diesel engine you must dump in a quart of oil in the tank ,. Just saying
I'm a Aircraft mechanic