chip4664
Lover of 2 strokes
I think most would agree that the SEF product by VP fuel is pretty good stuff to avoid ethanol and have a long shelf life. For my pocket book, its a bit pricey when you have alot of cutting to do, and 32 oz cans get cumbersome too. So I basically wanted to use the same product, but make it myself so I can mix larger volumes. I think I found a pretty good way to come close for what would equate to about $3.25 per 32 oz can as opposed to 5.99 or 6.99 or whatever they charge now.
The ingredients:
VP Racing Fuel distributors offer a product called "T4". It is 100 Research octane, which I was told by the dealer that if using the pump RON+MON/2 method would amount to about 96. The T4 fuel is 12.99/gal in a 5 gallon steel can. Shelf life is 2 years if kept in a steel can and out of temp extremes. The T4 product is marketed toward 4 and 2 stroke powersport machines (motorcross, atvs, etc)
A liter of Motul 800 2T is is 19.99 at my local cycle shop, and after years of using it in 2 stroke bikes, its proven to be one of the best for me. VP already uses a Motul product in their 50:1 and 40:1 premixes, but emails that I have sent to both companies about which oil, specifically, have gone unanswered. Regardless, 800 2T is their best, so mixing it this way is certainly not a step backward, and possibly an upgrade to what's in the SEF branded cans.
Anyway, my dad and I split a 5 gallon, so I was able to mix 2 gallons for a weekend of camp firewood cutting and didn't have to fumble with 8 32 oz cans or run ethanol fuel.
The ingredients:
VP Racing Fuel distributors offer a product called "T4". It is 100 Research octane, which I was told by the dealer that if using the pump RON+MON/2 method would amount to about 96. The T4 fuel is 12.99/gal in a 5 gallon steel can. Shelf life is 2 years if kept in a steel can and out of temp extremes. The T4 product is marketed toward 4 and 2 stroke powersport machines (motorcross, atvs, etc)
A liter of Motul 800 2T is is 19.99 at my local cycle shop, and after years of using it in 2 stroke bikes, its proven to be one of the best for me. VP already uses a Motul product in their 50:1 and 40:1 premixes, but emails that I have sent to both companies about which oil, specifically, have gone unanswered. Regardless, 800 2T is their best, so mixing it this way is certainly not a step backward, and possibly an upgrade to what's in the SEF branded cans.
Anyway, my dad and I split a 5 gallon, so I was able to mix 2 gallons for a weekend of camp firewood cutting and didn't have to fumble with 8 32 oz cans or run ethanol fuel.
