vegasdude

What is the easiest way to get to 93 octane. Las Vegas does not carry it. And unless Rebel stations still carry 100 octane, because 76 stations have quit carrying it then I am out that solution. Does octane booster work as advertised?

RonnieSVT

Because of the elevation in Las Vegas 91 octane should be fine.

vegasdude

Cool, didn't realize that elevation played a part........learn something new every day............!!!!

Patrick McDaniel

More info:

http://www.chevron.com/products/prod...i_octane.shtml

MitchAlsup

As noted earlier, if 91 octane works, then it is easiest just to use pump gas. However, if you still need a little help:

Buy Tolulene and Xylene in 5 or 10 gallon containers and mix 50%/50% and then put into quart sized containers. Add one quart to each complete fillup. This should run about 20% of what octane boosters run a the parts stores.

C6Sixspeed

Thanks MitchAlsup!! Here in my town, 91 is all we can get and I'm almost at sea level.

DDSLT5

Torco is supposed to work great. jbsblownc5 (mostly found on the C5 FI section) is an official dealer, and can get you as much or little as you need.

WALLstAL

One quart of Torco to a tank should yield approx. 94 Octane.

Yibbutkeen

I strongly disagree - the gas suppliers here in Rapid City claim the same thing - gas here is 85/87/91. My ZR-1 pings massively on 91. Fortunately there are a couple of stations with 94 available.

Mako7

Torco comes in little bottles--16 oz.? (and big drums). I thought you needed about 2 bottles per tank in the Z to get to 93.

Thanks for your thoughts!

SteveJ

I'm not a chemist, but I know that major precautions are required when working with this stuff. Wear a charcoal filter breathing mask, and use rubber gloves, at least.

vegasdude

Good Point!

jfreez

I work in a lab and we deal with these chemicals, I am not sure about Tolulene but I am sure that Xylene absorbes directly thorough the skin. Xylene also will go through most laytex gloves in a matter of minutes.

Xylene is known to do significant liver dammage, so I say dont screw with it unless you know what you are doing.

we use nitrile gloves under a fume hood to avoid exposure.

WALLstAL

How many ounces in a quart????????????

runutzzzzz

I also strongly disagree. Blew a motor in my TT NSX in AZ/NM going 185ish

Mako7

Point taken! Bottom line: in Cali we will go through a lot of Torco if we are not mixing 100--unless we run 91 all the time.

jbsblownc5

Hey you lucky new Z06 owners!!

I have the best price for Torco on the Net!

One 32 oz can of Torco mixed with 18 gallons of 91 octane gas will put you right around 94 octane.

While the car may seem as though it runs ok on 91, just put some Torco in there on your next fill up and see what happens. I was at Buttonwillow raceway last weekend, and met 2 guys running 91 in their C5 Z06s. They each put Torco in their tanks and dropped a few seconds off their lap times. They both said they could feel the SOTP increase.
It's not that Torco or any other competent way of raising your octane will give you more HP, it's just that by running enough octane to keep you on the higher octane tables in the computer, you will have all the avaliable timing/HP.

I mixed 10 gallons of 91 octane with one 32 oz can of Torco and had Saybolt Labs in Carson do a octane test. The results were 96.5 octane!

Let me know if you guys need some,

JB

vegasdude

I need some. Please email me at davea6@***.net so I can place my order........thanks.......

jbsblownc5

You can order right off my site.

www.jbsblownc5.net

Thanks,
JB

vegasdude

Ordered and done!! Dave