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Anybody try the fuel scent additives? I know there has been many complaints from the wives about the Ts stinking up the garage, but I guess that goes beyond Ts because they now sell additives that emit all kinds of flavors from your exhaust to make the wife happy. Here are some of the scents they sell now online.

Grape,Strawberry,Cherry,Raspberry,Blueberry,Cinnamon,Popcorn,Apple,Tangerine,Bubble Gum,

Cotton Candy,Banana,Vanilla,Baby Powder,Watermelon,Pina Colada,Fruit Punch,Pichouly,Root Beer

There's the reason the Indians in Montana called the first infernal gas buggies "skunk wagons"

I enjoy the pleasant and distinctive smell of the aromatic hydrocarbons in race gas while racing at the track, in the pits and at the shop. Although, your wife's opinion may vary.

Personally I never knew of 'fuel fragrance'.
Upon researching Amazon.com I found this variation.


Willie Nelson approved! Just can't wait to get on the road again.

A Model T engine in good running order running on straight gasoline will emit very little exhaust odor. Any older engine running on pump gas will have a strong and unpleasant exhaust odor, and if the engine is burning oil, running rich, or mis-firing, the odor will be much stronger. The odor is not from the gasoline combustion process. It is caused by an additive, specifically, an "odorant" which is added to gasoline (by law) to give it a unique and very strong and objectionable odor. It gives both the raw gasoline and the exhaust an overpowering odor. The substance is ethyl mercaptan. Please note that exhaust gases from any internal combustion engine, no matter what they smell like, can be deadly. Do not inhale exhaust fumes, no matter what they smell like. Do not run engines, space heaters, water heaters, weed burners, or any other combustion device in a closed and unventillated area. The exhaust from a modern vehicle with all emission systems working properly may not emit as strong an exhaust odor as an older vehicle, but it is still not anywhere near safe to breathe, and all caution should be taken to avoid breathing it.

We were going to put the Cherry scent additive in the Wild Cherry race car but there are rules about exotic fuels and additives so we decided against it.

I once had a 1970 Dodge Charger that still had its high compression pistons in the engine. As an experiment for a while, I poured a gallon of Xylene into the tank with every gas fill-up. It did help with the pinging, and the exhaust smelled great!

My neighbor likes to use the stuff in vehicles he has for sale. I'm under the impression that it only has the sent when the engine is running so unless you leave the car running in the garage ( not recommended ) you may not smell it. I personally prefer synthetic racing caster oil its a good top end lube & smells fast.
Craig.

Reminds me of an old Saturday Night Live Sketch for exhaust freshener


And another one for Fart Fresh....Now there's a product we all could use.

I run 94 octane unleaded avgas in my Ts. It’s more expensive, but doesn’t have the added stink of mogas, has zero alcohol, and is guaranteed stable for 2 years.

A buddy of mine who owns a bar in town uses one of those Vespa three wheelers for running errands, it has a 260cc two stroke engine, which is rather worn and emits a huge blue cloud when he puts his foot down, but he runs Strawberry scented two stroke oil in it, smells sweet as summer

UM< perhaps we could put some skunk smell in it to prevent people from tailgating our T's while on the road?
Well maby "chicken Truck Scent" would be a little less problematic but just as effective .

Not an additive but I've heard diesels running processed fryer oil often have a faint scent of french fries.

My wife loves popcorn, I bet if I put the popcorn scent in my gas without telling her it would drive her nuts trying to see where it was coming from.

What is your objective? The use of an oil to achieve a fragrance is based on the fragrance reference. In the early days of automobile racing the smell of castor oil meant that you had race car power under the bonnet. I use to add castor to my BSA and Indian. Lovely smell. Castor oil was an upper lubricant too.

I would avoid international border checkpoints if you are using the cannabis scented fuel....

TXGOAT2 wrote: ↑

Wed May 18, 2022 10:30 am

I would avoid international border checkpoints if you are using the cannabis scented fuel....

Point taken!
Probably not a good idea at all considering R.I.D.E. checks within your own borders!