ADD Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 i had a soop race past me the other day whilst stood on the pavement and it smelt lovely when i went past, it must have been the type of oil he was using....does anybody know which it could have been? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 RedEx in the fuel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADD Posted April 14, 2006 Author Share Posted April 14, 2006 possibly yeah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 if it was my car, probably burning oil! lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veilsideTT Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 it must have been the type of oil he was using....does anybody know which it could have been? Piz Buin? Hawaiian Tropic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADD Posted April 14, 2006 Author Share Posted April 14, 2006 Piz Buin? Hawaiian Tropic! lol very good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-Ricky Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Some people who have no concept of what it does to your engine stick some castrol R in their petrol! smells great but gums up the valves and inlet something awful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris burford Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 i had a soop race past me the other day whilst stood on the pavement and it smelt lovely when i went past, it must have been the type of oil he was using....does anybody know which it could have been? Possibly using race fuel. Sometimes smells sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian R Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 mine smells great SUL decat single tubbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dropdead Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Most likely race fuel, Cam2 or something, I only run Cam2 in my Supra 104 Octane. Smells very nice, wish they made a car interior smell like that instead of "wild cherry" or "new car scent"!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew7 Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Castrol R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Some people who have no concept of what it does to your engine stick some castrol R in their petrol! smells great but gums up the valves and inlet something awful! Gets my vote (and agree it gums things up) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 So where did you see this car then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Some people who have no concept of what it does to your engine stick some castrol R in their petrol! smells great but gums up the valves and inlet something awful! Huh? Why would someone think putting oil in their fuel would help aything? What a bizzare idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bromy Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Robert Duvall voice on] I love the smell of optimax in the morning [Robert Duvall voice off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-Ricky Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Huh? Why would someone think putting oil in their fuel would help aything? What a bizzare idea! A lot of people have picked it up from the bike world, castor oil= castrol R was used in racing bikes years ago, and a lot of people stick some in their fuel to get the nice smell (once smelt never forgotten!) i have smelt it in a few cars lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dee_rz Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 will be race gas, probably c16 it has a sweet smell to it, but i'm told dangerous to inhale to much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 It was a smell that was made famous in the early days, when a castor based vegetable oil had greater sheer strength than any others available at the time. The castor seed based oil, when burnt, had a beautiful and distinctive smell. It then became used in 2 stroke engines, again, for it's sheer strength, as a petroil mix. People liked the smell so much they'd add a tablespoonful to their petrol tank. It also acts as a (good) upper cylinder lubricant, but when left standing it goes gummy and blocks things, or sticks things. In VERY small quantities, in carburetted engines, it's no big deal, but I wouldn't use it as an engine oil these days, and not in the fuel of an injected engine. I admit I love the smell, and used to put some in the fuel of various cars over the years for nostalgic reasons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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