I am about to mix up some 35% nitro for the upcoming season. I have gotten used to the 50/50 mix for castor/synthetic in my engines, so that’s what I was going to mix up. I have a quart of SIG castor, but I need some synthetic, so I was going to get some Klotz. And maybe some Benol so I could mix up some fuel for my Fox 35s. From what I’ve read, SIG buys Klotz in the 55 gallon barrel for their fuel.
Looking online at Amazon seemed to be my best bet. But, MAN! Oil is expensive! I was thinking I’d use Klotz KL-198 for the synthetic. It’s full synthetic, but a little lower viscosity than Klotz Techniplate KL-200. Also a little more on price. It comes out to 57 cents/oz. for the -198 and 47 cents/oz. for the Techniplate. For castor the Benol comes out to 45 cents/oz. And just for fun, I looked up the medical grade castor sold by Walmart, and it sells for 46 cents per ounce.
And an ounce of nitro only costs me 39 cents! Still a lot cheaper than buying pre-mixed, but the price distribution makes me scratch my head a little.
The Mixologist Mark