VP Fuel storage and use tips.

Hello,

I have a 5 gallon drum of VP Racing MR PRO6 and I’m just looking for some info and help running it.

I don’t normally use race fuel and probably won’t be using it after I use the 5 gallons I have but I was lucky enough to have the drum given to me as a gift from a friend.

Once I open it how long does it last?

Will I have to drain the fuel tank on my bike after finishing? I’ll be using the bike mainly on weekends.

Should I separate the 5 gallons into smaller containers with no air in them once I open it?

Any help is much appreciated.
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dkurtd
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12/13/2021 8:13am
The bigger question is how are you tuning for Pro6. You should have your ECU reflashed for that fuel, to most it wouldn't be worth it for just one 5 gallon can of gas.
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Bruce372
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12/13/2021 10:23am
Just run it and get through it as quickly as possible since it will stink out your home.

You can manage the smell by draining it back into the metal can.
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kb228
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12/13/2021 10:25am
Bruce372 wrote:
Just run it and get through it as quickly as possible since it will stink out your home. You can manage the smell by draining it...
Just run it and get through it as quickly as possible since it will stink out your home.

You can manage the smell by draining it back into the metal can.
X2. The bike i bought came with a full tank of T4. Entire house smells like race gas. I love it, wife doesnt.
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Bruce372
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12/13/2021 3:01pm
Bruce372 wrote:
Just run it and get through it as quickly as possible since it will stink out your home. You can manage the smell by draining it...
Just run it and get through it as quickly as possible since it will stink out your home.

You can manage the smell by draining it back into the metal can.
kb228 wrote:
X2. The bike i bought came with a full tank of T4. Entire house smells like race gas. I love it, wife doesnt.
Listen to your wife. That smell, is the smell of cancer.
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12/13/2021 3:18pm
Its worth more to sell than to run
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draggsxr1000
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12/13/2021 6:38pm
Keep fuel in the metal can. Store out of Sun. Good for 4 months. We use one can just to race out of. After race we drain it back and seal it up.
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12/14/2021 5:46pm
Keep fuel in the metal can. Store out of Sun. Good for 4 months. We use one can just to race out of. After race we...
Keep fuel in the metal can. Store out of Sun. Good for 4 months. We use one can just to race out of. After race we drain it back and seal it up.
How do you drain the tank? Do you have to make sure its out of the fuel pump and system or just drain the tank from the top?

You drain it back into the VP can?

Is there something different about the smell of PRO6 compared to other race fuel? I thought the smell was the best bit 😁
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12/14/2021 5:54pm
Well ours is a carb bike. So I just drain the tank and fill with pump gas to practice with
4/14/2024 10:21pm

How long do you think Vp c12 purchased in bulk - a large tank.  I got the vp steel cans for free when I purchased the fuel. They,ve been sealed the spout is plastic. Stored in garage with no heat. I think it was only below zero for only a few days this winter. But I wasn’t home then.  Any idea ? Thx

4/15/2024 4:26pm
How long do you think Vp c12 purchased in bulk - a large tank.  I got the vp steel cans for free when I purchased the...

How long do you think Vp c12 purchased in bulk - a large tank.  I got the vp steel cans for free when I purchased the fuel. They,ve been sealed the spout is plastic. Stored in garage with no heat. I think it was only below zero for only a few days this winter. But I wasn’t home then.  Any idea ? Thx

Call VP they’ve been great when I had similar questions. 

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4/16/2024 6:30am
How long do you think Vp c12 purchased in bulk - a large tank.  I got the vp steel cans for free when I purchased the...

How long do you think Vp c12 purchased in bulk - a large tank.  I got the vp steel cans for free when I purchased the fuel. They,ve been sealed the spout is plastic. Stored in garage with no heat. I think it was only below zero for only a few days this winter. But I wasn’t home then.  Any idea ? Thx

Pour that rocket fuel in your big rig! Get out of Detroit faster💪

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4/16/2024 7:41am
How long do you think Vp c12 purchased in bulk - a large tank.  I got the vp steel cans for free when I purchased the...

How long do you think Vp c12 purchased in bulk - a large tank.  I got the vp steel cans for free when I purchased the fuel. They,ve been sealed the spout is plastic. Stored in garage with no heat. I think it was only below zero for only a few days this winter. But I wasn’t home then.  Any idea ? Thx

sandman768 wrote:

Pour that rocket fuel in your big rig! Get out of Detroit faster💪

I,ve been off for 2 months getting injections, back, neck, nerves on back of shoulder. I,ve been calling co.s for 2 weeks wages r less than 1/2 of 19. And they don’t call back. I start mon in Chicago flatbed, Stepdeck mostly, some curtain side & rgn. I haven’t done that since 98 & I quit the pipeline co in Feb.  it’s the only job that pays anything, the rates didn’t crash as bad.  I get 30% it’s a lot of work tarping , straps, chains, 200 bungees, etc and the work stops in Nov. I,m too lean to be outside for hrs in the winter cold. it’s a young person’s job the other freight is scary bad , I figured why run the 18-39 hr days 7 days a week for nothing.  But back to the bike my last JM engine I ran 110 leaded from a pump . I couldn’t run it the 2nd week , detonation. 
c12 is a better fuel I hope it works. 

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4/16/2024 8:17am
How long do you think Vp c12 purchased in bulk - a large tank.  I got the vp steel cans for free when I purchased the...

How long do you think Vp c12 purchased in bulk - a large tank.  I got the vp steel cans for free when I purchased the fuel. They,ve been sealed the spout is plastic. Stored in garage with no heat. I think it was only below zero for only a few days this winter. But I wasn’t home then.  Any idea ? Thx

sandman768 wrote:

Pour that rocket fuel in your big rig! Get out of Detroit faster💪

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4/16/2024 3:38pm

Vp motorcycle # 210-635- 7744 save you a google search. Stored in steel can c12 good for years.  Plastic jug no or probably not purchased aug 31. 

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