Q16

Wheelie58 wrote:My experience with Q16 leaves me with the memory of the odor of lacquer thinner in the exhaust.
When I learned of the Chuck Norris additive, I just had to call my buddy that works at the VP Fuel plant in Terre Haute IN. I wanted to find out how they got that much ball sweat.
Nick was not clear on the nut juice, but gave me a Drag Racer Hotline that any of us can call to get the lowdown on any VP product. 812-878-2025
Maybe it will be helpful.
Keith

I know that this is going to sound silly but it seems that VP doesn't know everything they should about their products. They will tell you until they are blue in the barrel that Q16 doesn't work real well on nitrous applications and will recommend C23 or NO2 over it. Funny thing is, given equally accurate tune ups, the Q16 always makes more power, in both real world apps as well as on the dyno. I'm not bashing VP but it seems strange that they would not provide real world data sets. I for one will continue to use it until something significantly better comes along

Q16 made 7 hp over c13 on my bbf combo. Made 18hp on my buddys sbc combo. You have to increase the jet size and decrease the high speed air bleeds.

papamoe wrote: Q16 made 7 hp over c13 on my bbf combo. Made 18hp on my buddys sbc combo. You have to increase the jet
size and decrease the high speed air bleeds.

Cant you acheive the same as decreaseing the airbleeds by adjusting the idle screws out, ? can you explaine, I could use all the good info I can get..

thanks, Sam...

samiam wrote:

papamoe wrote: Q16 made 7 hp over c13 on my bbf combo. Made 18hp on my buddys sbc combo. You have to increase the jet
size and decrease the high speed air bleeds.

Cant you acheive the same as decreaseing the airbleeds by adjusting the idle screws out, ? can you explaine, I could use all the good info I can get..

thanks, Sam...

no, you can tune with just jets,but its best to tune with air bleeds also

I wander what makes one engine like it so much better than the other. Same dyno,same fuel ,same compression,must have alot to do with cam,overlap,timing,heads and all that other stuff i no nothing about.

5pointslow wrote:whats this stuff cost a gallon ?? vs 113 ??

101. & change for 5 gal. bucket

I've been running the Sonoco Maximal 116 stuff. How does the VP q16 compare? Similar or way different?

I'm surprised no one brought up the nasty residue q16 leaves behind after it evaporates. Thick sticky stuff. Every pro team that I know of, ADRL XPS, drains the carbs completely as to not plug them up.

dtimmer wrote:I'm surprised no one brought up the nasty residue q16 leaves behind after it evaporates. Thick sticky stuff. Every pro team that I know of, ADRL XPS, drains the carbs completely as to not plug them up.

I have the same issue with the Sonoco Maximal. I end up having to clean out everything from the tank to the carb so it doesn't leave this nasty residue.

Q16 is 72 a 5 gal pail and C16 is 75.

So, what would be best in a 13.4, P51 headed 533 ? VP113 or Q116 ?