Moth Balls

[tpunx99GSX]

Ok so im watching Mythbusters last night and they are testing all the theories on cars such as Drano in the gas tank making the engine explode, Bleach in the gas seising the engine, suger in the gas tank... etc. they tried many many theories and they came across one that was pretty interesting.
They heard that if you put moth balls in your gas tank it will increase the octane in your motor... Im sitting there like "this one is definatly gonna be busted" so they ground up the moth balls and started the motor letting it run, nothing seems to be happening, and they start revving it and its sounding the same when all of the sudden then its idleing a little longer, the engine starts sounding different, they start revving it some more and the shit is sounding mean as hell. They stated "without the proper testing equipment, we will say that this one is PLAUSABLE"
Has anyone heard about this myth? I would like to try it but im not sure i can trust the tv anymore, with all the politics going on, it could be some conspiracy agains my car or something.

[unreal808]

Have you seen moth balls?

[AJ]

:lol:

[unreal808]

I mean,... how do you get their legs apart?

[tpunx99GSX]

are you in a perverted mood right now, between moth genetalia and enes's ass you are sounding like youll fuck anything that walks, or flys.

[Super Bleeder!!]

or comes from bosnia ;)

[tpunx99GSX]

From http://www.indianaobserver.com/2002/09/octane.html:
"One old story was that if you put moth balls in a car’s gas tank it would keep the engine from pinging. The story had a basis in fact. Moth balls contained a chemical that has a powerful anti-knock effect. I have seen moth-balled gasoline tested in the laboratory for its octane rating. The moth balls would dissolve in the gas tank and become an anti-knock additive. The trick was to put enough moth balls into the tank to increase the octane enough to prevent pinging. Modern moth balls do not contain that chemical and will not stop engine pinging."

[JET]

Yeah, and if you knew anything about octane, you would know that you could not tell anything by rev'ing a car in neutral and being able to hear any difference. If it sounded "mean as hell" it probably wasn't a good thing as far as perfomance goes.

[SuperSleeper]

Just throw a cup of mothballs in with your next gas fill, and find out for yourself. :stick:

[unreal808]

OT... The stuff used to help with foot corns, could be used to recondition old car batters that had sulfated. from what I have heard.