98boxer

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I bought Amsoil Octane Boost. Its supposed to increase octane, up to 7 points. It advices for off road and racing use. Will I be safe on useing this on my Camaro? Only mods I've done are y-pipe, loudmouth, foam air filter, performance air lid.

Also, would octance boost, help out, on passing an emission test? Next year, it's emission test time.

2_wacko

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I don't think you will feel a difference in performance but maybe on a dyno you might see little to no increase in hp.

jrp

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waste of money

Zo6Killer

Octane boost is good to reduce knock, and even better at reducing O2 sensor life is used often.

luvmeZ28

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ive never used it but known a few who have, on different vehicles, and they say it made their cars run like ***. what *** runs like, im not sure, but i dont think its a good thing.

LoPeY

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Sounds pretty bad, i'd also be interested in seeing what *** does in fact run like?

Keenov

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When I had my '85 camaro, I used it to boost the octane because the car ran like '***' with 87 octane. I only had to use octane booster once though. Since I put 93 octane in it every time after that.

Seemed to work, but not performance wise.

hourang

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waste of money. i think it actually raises it .7 points not 7 points....

mySStery_machine

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Total waste and a performance killer, O2 sensors hate it when you use 'em. They get you back by crapping out and making you car buck like a low rider Ode-lay homes

felton316

Yep, seven points = .7 octane increase.

98boxer

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Thanks for the info, I will take the advise and not use the octane boost in my car.

But what do I now do with the octane boost? I ship it back, I end up wasting the same amount I paid for the octane boost. Will this hurt other cars as well? 84 Honda moms car, 93 Toyota pickup dads car. Or should I just can it?

frey51

Octane booster is the same stuff that gas companies add to their gas to increase the octane. When they recieve it from the pipeline, shipping yard, etc. They add all their **** to. it is exactly the same. Using it every once in a while wont hurt the car, it will just burn out the guck that builds up.

Patman

The only product I recommend which also helps boost octane is Fuel Power. It is also very good at cleaning your combustion chamber and fuel system too. It's sold only from their website though, at www.lubecontrol.com I just ordered a gallon of it last week.

WAHUSKER

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Almost the correct answer. It takes 10 points to = 1 octane, so you get .7 octane boost out of the bottle. And it costs $4-6?

Comparing it to race gas: if you had 10 gal of 92 oct gas in the car, and added just 1 gal of 100 oct race gas, you'd end up with 11 gal of 92.7 octane fuel. For about the same price, you could add the oct booster & end up with 10 gal of 92.7 oct gas.

But the reality is most cars will not be affected by either. I have tried both several times during my dyno & track events, and saw no change. Now if you had higher compression, or a stroker motor, or boost that would be different. But for a stock motor with bolt ons, it's a waste of $ IMO.

msbz_ls1

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put it in the honda ...honda's love stuff that makes them think there faster.

franny40

i use it about every 2 to 3 months, if any thing it cleans the injectors.

Patman

Actually the opposite is true. Many octane boosters contain chemicals which will foul your plugs and dirty up your fuel system. That is why I like that stuff I mentioned, as it keeps things clean while improving the octane. Many guys I know with older cars found that they would no longer get detonation when running 87 octane gas. Some of them had to previously run 89 in order to keep detonation away.

hourang

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thats what i was thinking. the only thing i would put in my tank is fuel injector cleaner, otherwise stick with a good grade premium fuel and your good to go.