You may be able to run it on avgas if you can get it at a local airport. It
comes in pretty high octane levels and while expensive, it may be cheaper
than racing fuel
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net]On Behalf Of Punch
Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 9:45 PM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: DML: Re: cam2
yes cam2 is 110 ocatane!
http://www.racegas.com/
provided by sunoco though,
maybe use these?
http://www.goldeagle.com/104plus/products.htm
http://www.holley.com/HiOctn/ProdLine/Products/NOS/NOSCA/OctBoost.html
Punch
""Ken Allgood"" <kenallgood@cox.net> wrote in message
news:001101c2d309$6eb55860$6501a8c0@ken...
>
> Ok, I'm probably going to look silly asking this.... but anyway....
>
> Looking at a 72 Dodge Swinger with a built 440 pulling 565HP. Talked to
> the guy today over the phone. One thing he mentioned was that it needs
> cam2, otherwise it will spark knock pretty bad (due to 12-1 compression
> ratio)... Is Cam2 racing fuel (like 110 octane stuff), and if so, that's
> probably going to be too expensive for me as a weekend driver (would
> probably drive it weekends and maybe once a week), so probably plan on me
> filling it up maybe twice a month (assuming it's around 10 gallon tank and
> VERY low MPG). He says he's spent $6K-$7K on just building the engine,
and
> he's selling the whole thing for $7,500... How much would Cam2 run me,
if
> it's what I think it is, then I'll just save that money and put it into
the
> Dakota :-) I won't sink the money into a car for it to be a trailer queen
> and/or just for the strip.. which he did say it's street legal, and should
> pass inspection.
>
> Ken Allgood
>
>
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