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LightningGSX · 10-26-2004

Old moth balls contained napthalene(sp?) which is from petroleum, and is about 90 octane.The myth came from way back before WWII when the average octane of gas was like 50-60, so adding napthalene moth balls actually did increase the octane.Now, if you could still find napthalene moth balls, adding it would be pointless since average octane exceeds that of napthalene.Anyway new moth balls are made from a chemical(I forget the name, but it breaks down into hydrochloric acid) which will definately be bad for an engine.

10-26-2004	#18
LightningGSX Hellbound Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St Paul Posts: 1,390	Old moth balls contained napthalene(sp?) which is from petroleum, and is about 90 octane.The myth came from way back before WWII when the average octane of gas was like 50-60, so adding napthalene moth balls actually did increase the octane.Now, if you could still find napthalene moth balls, adding it would be pointless since average octane exceeds that of napthalene.Anyway new moth balls are made from a chemical(I forget the name, but it breaks down into hydrochloric acid) which will definately be bad for an engine. __________________ -Nulli Secundus-