Does Race Gas Go Stale?

[DavidKFla]

I have a few sealed 5 gallon cans of Race Gas since last February.

Is it still good?

@Speedy! What's your take?

 

[2fast4u]

I would say if it is SEALED cans, you probably are OK...If you don't want to try, send them to me...I'll be the Guinea pig...LOL

 

[TraxMoe]

Google "race gas life span in storage" for your answer

 

[DavidKFla]

Google "race gas life span in storage" for your answer

Many times personal experience wins out over a Google search.

 

[TraxMoe]

How many different answers do you think you'll get from personal experience ? Do you take your best guess on which one has the correct answer ?

 

[DavidKFla]

How many different answers do you think you'll get from personal experience ? Do you take your best guess on which one has the correct answer ?

How many answers from Google will I get?

Go have some coffee.

 

[TraxMoe]

I like coffee mmmmmm

 

[DemonSRT]

I have a few sealed 5 gallon cans of Race Gas since last February.

Is it still good?

@Speedy! What's your take?

It will keep for up to 2 years from date on the can. After that it slowly degrades.

 

[DemonSRT]

Here is what VP says.

The length of time the fuel will stay fresh in a sealed drum depends on the fuel itself. A non oxygenated fuel such as C12 should be used within a couple years. I personally have tested some that was eight years old and was fine. As far as an oxygenated fuel I would like to see these fuels used within a year or so. This way you know the oxygen content is still within spec. Both oxygenated and non oxygenated fuels will most likely last longer than I have stated, but I feel that to ensure the best performance following these recommended guidelines will be to your benefit.

 

[ACMAVRO]

Keeping it off concrete floor like on a pallet and away from swinging temps it will do better, so I've heard.

 

[DavidKFla]

It's oxygenated and my garage gets hot in the summer.

 

[DGatzby]

Hope not. I have about half of a 55 gal drum remaining in my garage.

 

[DemonSRT]

What ACMAVRO said is true.

Keep at in a constant mid temperature off of a concrete floor, also it keeps better in a full sealed metal can then a plastic jerry can.

 

[drag racer]

I have a few sealed 5 gallon cans of Race Gas since last February.

Is it still good?

It's absolutely fine. I would knock your socks off in disbelief if I told you how old of race gas I have used in the past with no issues whatsoever, but I am OCD about proper storage though. Same thing for oil - a lot of myths out there with the internet experts.

 

[Magnified]

It's oxygenated and my garage gets hot in the summer.

How hot? That will accelerate chemical breakdown.

Even so, not like it will cause the car to blow up, just will not get every last percentage point out of the fuel when you burn it.

 

[2fast4u]

Offer still stands, you can send it to me and I'll let you know how good it is, a 1/4 mile at a time..ROFLMAO

 

[Jimmy N.]

About three weeks ago the 200-gallon tank with ethanol free 91 octane ran out. Needed to fill up a couple of small vehicles and grabbed three good (air tight) 5-gallon metal cans from the garage.

Put some Star Tron in them, since I've had very good luck with it, let them sit over night and then dumped one can into a Can Am. With some apprehension, since they seem to be picky about gas.

Later in the day my girlfriend commented (unsolicited) on how much better hers started. Great, I thought, now I know what to do with the contents of the other six cans of regular gas that has been sitting in a cabinet since I got the more convenient 200-gallon tank. Which was about six years ago.

 

[DavidKFla]

I'm going to

Offer still stands, you can send it to me and I'll let you know how good it is, a 1/4 mile at a time..ROFLMAO

If you drive here, I will give the 10 gallons that I have left.

 

[Stormtrooper1320]

I have some Sunoco 100 that is about 3 years old and it works just great in my snowblower, lawn mower, weed whacker, and my neighbors 20 year old pressure washer. I believe that it last a long time in a sealed container.

And you don't need to guess.......my answer is the best one on the interwebs


Sorry.....couldn't resist based on the comment above about which one would you believe to be the best

 

[DavidKFla]

I have some Sunoco 100 that is about 3 years old and it works just great in my snowblower, lawn mower, weed whacker, and my neighbors 20 year old pressure washer. I believe that it last a long time in a sealed container.

And you don't need to guess.......my answer is the best one on the interwebs


Sorry.....couldn't resist based on the comment above about which one would you believe to be the best

I average out all of the answers.