TruFuel vs Stihl Motomix

LordOfTheFlies · Nov 13, 2020

farmer steve said: ↑

LordOfTheFlies . I think you can get away with using 89 octane pump gas and a gallon size bottle of oil. Stihl.,husky,TSC or whatever after a month dump it in you car or truck. Won't hurt it. If your not going to run the saw for a while than run some canned fuel thru it. Like I said in an earlier post I ran e fuel for years with no issues.
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Yeah I saw (no pun intended) first hand what leaving regular pump fuel in the tank does to old fuel lines. That thing was melted shut.

LordOfTheFlies · Nov 13, 2020

Jon_E said: ↑

I've been running Trufuel, VP Racing SEF 94, and Redmax premix for several years in all of my two-stroke power equipment. Any issues I've had with any of my tools has not been fuel related. I consider it a cheap insurance policy, because one carburetor is going to cost me more in parts and labor to replace, than a whole 5-gallon can of premix. I won't even take the chance of mixing my own with e-free gas, mix oil and stabilizer. I do use e-free pump gas in my 4-stroke engines, and similarly they never have any issues either. Call me crazy but it's worth the cost. Now, Motomix, on the other hand, is not worth the cost, that pricing is just insane. I buy 5-gallon steel cans of either VP SEF or Redmax 50:1 premix for $88 plus tax at my power equipment dealer. That gets me through a full year of trimming, tilling, leaf blowing and cutting firewood with all of my equipment. I don't even see the benefit to buying Motomix just to compare - as long as it's got a good octane rating and is premixed for two-stroke engines, there's no reason to pay a premium for it.
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Did you notice any significant difference between the TruFuel and the VP racing 94? I'm guessing no.

On a side note I looked up the Carcinogen 1B classification - it says it has the *potential* to cause cancer based on animal testing vs the 1A which also has the *potential* to cause cancer but is based on human testing.

I think I agree with you on the cheap insurance policy. I think I would probably use more than 5 gallons a year......but next time I'll purchase 5 gallons. I just bought 3 cans of the VP fuel for $20 each on sale at napa. I'll compare that to the Motomix that I already have.

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TruFuel vs Stihl Motomix

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