anyone feel a difference in octane boosters??
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anyone feel a difference in octane boosters?? i've used 104 octane booster on my MR2 and deinfitly feel differnce in accelration.. others totally suck.. anyone use octane boosters on ls1s and notice difference on the street? like the 104 in blakc bottle.. VP octane booster..NOS off road formula.. or any other high end additive? thanks!
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Re: anyone feel a difference in octane boosters?? I use the NOS street octane boost but I don't feel a difference. The only reason I use it is because we only have 91 octane out here & I'm running a 100 dry shot so I need the boost. If I had 93 or 94 I wouldn't use it though.
Re: anyone feel a difference in octane boosters?? Don't know what your mods are, but most people don't need high octane unless your gonna shoot nitrous or running a lot of boost. Octane boost didn't do squat for me accept set the SES light for rich bank <img src="gr_sad.gif" border="0"> .
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Re: anyone feel a difference in octane boosters?? More octane than what you need to supress pre-ignition and detonation is not only a waste of money, it will actually COST you HP.
For any of you wanting to try some race fuel, make sure it is unleaded (110 wouldn't be if that is motor octane.) Leaded fuel WILL foul your O2 sensors and also is not good for your cats if you still have them.
For any of you wanting to try some race fuel, make sure it is unleaded (110 wouldn't be if that is motor octane.) Leaded fuel WILL foul your O2 sensors and also is not good for your cats if you still have them.
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Re: anyone feel a difference in octane boosters?? ok i wont use the boosters but is there a noticable diffference with 110 gas? I have a 01 TA.. lid/cutout/ls6 vv maf/ported tb/mac midlengths with ory.
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From: Troy, AL
Re: anyone feel a difference in octane boosters?? With my internally stock engine I found my best track times (11.56@115mph) with 93 octane. I tested extensively against VP CSP unleaded racing fuel (102.25 R+M/2 octane) and the 93 was clearly better for that engine.
Please note that there is a big difference between octane testing methods. Motor octane is always lower than research octane. R+M/2 is research + motor octane divided by 2 and is the method that you see at the pump. The 102.25 octane CSP that I mentioned above is only 96.6 when tested using the motor method (which actually is the more relevant method of testing.)
R(107.9)+M(96.6)/2=102.25
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Please note that there is a big difference between octane testing methods. Motor octane is always lower than research octane. R+M/2 is research + motor octane divided by 2 and is the method that you see at the pump. The 102.25 octane CSP that I mentioned above is only 96.6 when tested using the motor method (which actually is the more relevant method of testing.)
R(107.9)+M(96.6)/2=102.25
[ February 13, 2002: Message edited by: Colonel ]</p>
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Re: anyone feel a difference in octane boosters?? There is a common misconception that higher octane fuel is more powerful. This is totally false. Octane is a measure of stability. As far as energy available gasoline, is gasoline, is gasoline.
