What the BIG FUEL companies DON'T WANT you to know

I can honestly say... I've never seen anyone perform a test that included an open flame in close proximity to 10 canisters of highly flammable fuel, including open containers.

Project Farm would run it in the engine and show the results of what it does on the insides. He's done that with all kinds of crazy fuel for his poor lawn mower.

It would be interesting to see the results in an actual running engine where where high pressure, higher temperatures and increased air flow could affect results.

I've been running the Aspen 2 in my saws daily falling trees for our logging operation. I mainly switched so I didn't have to breath in all that crap that's put in pump gas. I'm very happy with it and yes it is worth every penny for me to stay healthier. No more headaches from gas fumes.

ADVICE: Ten plus bucks a quart is obscene. If you run through a lot, simply mix 5 gallons at a time, use the ethanol free premium option not for the octane, but because the refinery is aware that the expectation is that this gas perform better than regular. Use KLOTZ 2-stroke at 50:1. There are other really great synthetic 2-stroke oil options (Amsoil, Spectro, Yamalube, et.,al) but I've used mostly Klotz with zero trouble. Then transfer into smaller containers for jobsite use. Yes it's a hassle you'll have to deal with every month or so, but waaaay cheaper, and you empower yourself with the fate of your 2-stroke equipment.

Hey Stan, love the videos and I don't want to be a troll but... Alkaloid is a functional organic group including morphine, quine and many others, most are naturally occurring plant based molecules with a nitrogen group. Aspen fuels have alkylate, this is the family of molecules named for the refining process they go through. Three components in typical fuels are parafins, olifins and aromatics, single bonds, double bonds and closed rings respectively. All hydrocarbons no nitrogen. The specialty fuels are engineered for very specific properties like detonation, energy per volume, vapor pressure and many others. Way too complicated for a comment. Shoot me a message if you'd like to know more I used to work for one of those big oil companies that shut you out. Probably more marketing departments that didn't want "secrets" exposed rather than the fuel company hiding a bad product.

I can only go off my experiences with Trufuel. Roughly 3 years ago I switched to Trufuel for all of my 2 stroke equipment (4). Since then, I've had ZERO issues with starting and sitting over winter. Until it fails me, I will continue to run it. Thanks for the video!

Well, Stan, the only thing you could have done is measure the fuels with a hypodermic needle or, weighed them out on a triple beam scale. But, the visual was enough to convince me. I agree with you. I would LOVE to see Project Farm do a comparison of these fuels. He's excellent at testing stuff. Thanks for the education. 👍

The real question is, when you bring your wife’s plates back in after covering them in gasoline and lighting them on fire, is she going to throw a half cap full of each fuel on you to see the results?

Great video. Our Fire Department started using engineered fuel 5 years ago with great success. Before we used our own mix.and had troubles starting our saws. Old fuel was our problem. We now have near O problems.

Hey man! This is so true. In Europe we use motomix and aspen aswel. Is so much better for machinery and your health. In forestry they are actually obliged to use these fuels in forests when cutting trees!

I use aviation fuel (100LL) in all of my small engines. Right now it's about $7.00 per gallon here in the northern part of Houston, TX area. I think it's the best fuel you can buy for small engines.

I was always told to run at least 92-94 octane fuel in high performance tools. Always ran it on motorcycles and chainsaws and never a problem. Great job breaking down and testing. Thank you

It would have been nice to see the premix oil, and mixed with 91+ no ethanol. Been running true fuel on a whacker and hi test no corn to 48:1 on the toys for years with no problem. Project farm would bring objective quality evidence to the table.

As a chemical engineer, this “test” makes me die inside a bit. That are too many reasons to cover in a simple message about why this test is not representative of how fuel burns in an engine, sorry.

Hello Stan... interesting video . A couple things to add....if you notice... majority of these fuels come in a metal container....this is a critical point....gasoline stored in plastic cans lose octane substantially over a short time... especially if the can is in the sun . Another thing to consider...most people buy the lowest octane gas...price being a factor as well....here's what people do wrong....the higher the octane rating....the cooler the engine runs...most people believe the opposite...thinking higher octane runs hotter . Another thing to point out...oil actually increases octane levels to a minor extent . As far as the fuels you mentioned....I couldn't justify $35 a gallon...or even the $23 for the other . Before I went to that extreme... I'd probably consider buying a drum of race fuel...and it would be cheaper and be better performing....and it's in a 55 gallon drum(metal) ...or you could experiment with the 5 gallon cans . Years back we used Sunoco 116 race fuel in the race quads and race car...I had to blend the quads fuel with pump gas....you could run a race and the exhaust pipes on the banshee were cool enough to put your hands on them within a minute . The only other thing to consider would be the additives to put in your pump gas that protects from the ethanol and varnish...the one from Lucas works well . Take these thoughts with a grain of salt . I've been a mechanic since 86.. semi's..cars..trucks..quads..you name it....I've had little to no issues with fuel...I just follow what I find works for me...good luck with your fuels

After my first carb rebuild on my Stihl FS65 trimmer 15 years ago I started using the Stihl fuel. Never had a problem since. Also use the Aspen when I can find it for all my small engines.

Always great content Stan. Although I do disagree with your findings, I prefer to look at the bright side of this topic. That is if the head potato in charge keeps screwing with the gas prices any longer, it will be more cost effective to fill up my truck at Wal-Mart in the TruFuel aisle.

Great video. Never heard of the alkylate fuels. Also, I will say that made me nervous when you light plates so close to gas can with no cap in place. Notice when you light plate number 1and it jumps to plate number 2, and possibly even on 7 & 8, which is in the vicinity of the open gas can. Anyways, just a safety observation if you ever run this test again, provide more space between plates and fuel containers. I've never used the engineered fuel and have always mixed my own, but those have me re-thinking. Especially with the shelf life! Thanks for sharing 👍

I feel like Cylinder pressure, combustion temperatures, and O2 levels at burn rate play a factor.