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B SWATTER

05-31-2004 17:45:48




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here's something that I find hard to believe. an oldtimer was telling me the other day that mixing MOTHBALLS in the gas would make unreal power anybody ever hear of this?




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mpj

06-01-2004 15:31:50




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 Re: fact or fiction? in reply to B SWATTER, 05-31-2004 17:45:48  
Go get some max race nitromethane based fuel additive. It smells just like moth balls but be careful it is motor steroids and is addictive and can lead to total destruction.



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moth balls

06-01-2004 10:45:52




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 Re: fact or fiction? in reply to B SWATTER, 05-31-2004 17:45:48  
back several years ago when I raced on the streets I had the windshield washer bottle full of gas mixxed with moth balls and ran a hose from the windshield washer to the top of my breather and when I had it all that it would do then I could hit the windshield washer button and get a little more out of it



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colekicker

05-31-2004 22:45:09




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 Re: fact or fiction? in reply to B SWATTER, 05-31-2004 17:45:48  
I have an uncle that had to put them in the fuel for his army jeep. It wouldn't run without them.



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kjm

05-31-2004 21:29:10




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 Re: fact or fiction? in reply to B SWATTER, 05-31-2004 17:45:48  
They will work,sure melted down a Yamaha 250 25 years ago!



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Wayne

05-31-2004 19:39:49




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 Re: fact or fiction? in reply to B SWATTER, 05-31-2004 17:45:48  
About 25 years ago, we used to use about 1/4 of a box of Moth Balls in 5 gallons of gas. Suppose to be an old drag racers trick. Naptholene in the moth balls seemed to make for some pretty snappy fuel.



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larry

05-31-2004 19:06:08




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 Re: fact or fiction? in reply to B SWATTER, 05-31-2004 17:45:48  
i new a older garden tractorpuller that did this 25yr ago and swore by it in fact he kept the moth balls a secret to his competition



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DCTOM

05-31-2004 18:03:33




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 Re: fact or fiction? in reply to B SWATTER, 05-31-2004 17:45:48  
have heard that before but never tried it maybe i will sometime



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Cody

05-31-2004 21:04:38




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 Re: Re: fact or fiction? in reply to DCTOM, 05-31-2004 18:03:33  
It will pep up your fuel if you can find an old box of moth balls. The new moth balls don't have the methanal based chemicals in them. When I was younger, I found a box of the old ones in my grandma's cabinet and I successfully melted down a go cart engine!



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Tyler

06-01-2004 06:58:27




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 Re: Re: Re: fact or fiction? in reply to Cody, 05-31-2004 21:04:38  
Mothballs in your fuel is like running Dennys parts. IF YA HAVE TO USE EM ,YA MIGHT WANNA STOP PULLING!



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moth ball man

06-01-2004 12:54:38




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: fact or fiction? in reply to Tyler, 06-01-2004 06:58:27  
Now Tyler don't get all upset because you used too many moth balls and bent your crank. Just get a new crank at your Deere dealer. That is a stock crank you have isn't it??? LOL



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BSWATTER

06-02-2004 05:43:54




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: fact or fiction? in reply to moth ball man, 06-01-2004 12:54:38  
hey mpj where do you get such a fuel additive?



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