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Worth what? I don't think that they are worth the octane boost, as there is probably something wrong with your car if it is detonating, so I think that fixing the problem would be better than fixing the symptom. For the added power increase, yes, they may be worth it for your Fast and the Furious street squirrel drag racing. Once agian, though, it would probably be cheaper to use racing fuel or add the active ingredient (methanol, ethanol, xylene, toluolene, kerosene, etc.) instead of paying for the brand name. You can find the active ingredient in your favorite "octane boost" product by researching the MSDS sheet. For example, this one is 80% kerosene (also used as jet fuel, weed killer, degreaser, etc.), and 20% BS (found in nearly every product, LOL).
http://www.wd-wpp.com/msdsmag1/00100994.pdf
http://www.wd-wpp.com/msdsmag1/00100994.pdf
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Read my post in this thread.
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Octane booster isn't necessary useless. For most N/A cars, it is not really necessary. On cars like the WRX that runs best on as high octane as possible, those octane booster would be effective.
Bottom Line: N/A cars don't need them unless you are having problem with detonation.
Bottom Line: N/A cars don't need them unless you are having problem with detonation.
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Originally posted by telus.net
On cars like the WRX that runs best on as high octane as possible, those octane booster would be effective.
On cars like the WRX that runs best on as high octane as possible, those octane booster would be effective.
N/A cars don't need them unless you are having problem with detonation.
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I have found that octane boost is a waste of money I tried it to see if I could get better gas milage but I think it got worse. Up at my favorite Sunco you can pull your car up to the back pump and get some 100 octane CAM2. I put that in when I run at the strip really pisses me off when it rains right before I leave for the strip (there goes $20 down the drain)
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Originally posted by telus.net
Octane booster isn't necessary useless. For most N/A cars, it is not really necessary. On cars like the WRX that runs best on as high octane as possible, those octane booster would be effective.
Bottom Line: N/A cars don't need them unless you are having problem with detonation.
Octane booster isn't necessary useless. For most N/A cars, it is not really necessary. On cars like the WRX that runs best on as high octane as possible, those octane booster would be effective.
Bottom Line: N/A cars don't need them unless you are having problem with detonation.
Originally posted by NZConvertible
Like I said in the thread I linked, octane boosters do not increase performance on their own!
Like I said in the thread I linked, octane boosters do not increase performance on their own!
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Originally posted by Evil Aviator
You can find the active ingredient in your favorite "octane boost" product by researching the MSDS sheet. For example, this one is 80% kerosene (also used as jet fuel, weed killer, degreaser, etc.), and 20% BS (found in nearly every product, LOL).
http://www.wd-wpp.com/msdsmag1/00100994.pdf
You can find the active ingredient in your favorite "octane boost" product by researching the MSDS sheet. For example, this one is 80% kerosene (also used as jet fuel, weed killer, degreaser, etc.), and 20% BS (found in nearly every product, LOL).
http://www.wd-wpp.com/msdsmag1/00100994.pdf
The Army is big on those things; it's quite a pita posting them with every kind of POL product in out motor pool.
I've been told by 2 different respected mechanics that the octane "boost" you receive is measured in tenths of an octane unit; as in: gain up to 7 points! means going from 93 to 93.7.
I use race gas as a preventative measure when I'm at the track against detonation. That's it--I know I won't gain any power without retuning my rex
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Why would you want to raise your octane unless you need to. Higher octane means less combustable by compression. When you raise the compression of your engine, i.e. turbocharger,supercharger,bigger cams(piston engine), rotary porting, lower octane fuel tends to "predetonate", this is called ping-ing. This is bad for your engine and your spark plugs. This is why race cars and such use higher octane in their engine. So unless your car is ping-ing then there is no need to raise your octane.
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Originally posted by GoodfellaFD3S
Ah, MSDS's--Material Safety Data Sheets, no ?
The Army is big on those things; it's quite a pita posting them with every kind of POL product in out motor pool.
Ah, MSDS's--Material Safety Data Sheets, no ?
The Army is big on those things; it's quite a pita posting them with every kind of POL product in out motor pool.
Octane booster are worthless if you ask me. Some say they clean fuel systems, but that's more of preventive maintenance, rather then a permanent fix. I use a mixture of 2 gallons of race gas VP red stuff with 2 gallons of 91 octane. For the added safety of getting a bad tank of gas. However, i don't actually expect to gain any horsepower without significantly tuning it first. Really they're just a waste of money.
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Originally posted by GoodfellaFD3S
I've been told by 2 different respected mechanics that the octane "boost" you receive is measured in tenths of an octane unit; as in: gain up to 7 points! means going from 93 to 93.7.
I've been told by 2 different respected mechanics that the octane "boost" you receive is measured in tenths of an octane unit; as in: gain up to 7 points! means going from 93 to 93.7.
I use race gas as a preventative measure when I'm at the track against detonation.
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