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Old 06-12-2008, 03:01 PM
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Is it safe to run lucas octane booster every tank?

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unless you have some serious mods to your car which require a higher octane

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valve train clatter in 1st and 2nd
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What does valve clatter have to do with adding octane booster?
Old 06-13-2008, 12:26 AM
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Originally Posted by vettecrazed1
Is it safe to run lucas octane booster every tank?

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Some of these octane boosters, don't know if Lucas is one og them, but it would be worth it for you to find out, have MMT in them, (Methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl)
and this is what allows them to boost octame.

You don't want to run that **** in your car. In fact, section 5-6 of your owners manual, specifically states that GM does not recommend the use of fuels containing MMT in their vehicles.

So doing so could very well adversely affect your engine warranty.
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There was a long discussion about Torco a while back. you might want to search for that.
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Originally Posted by vettecrazed1
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WHY?? Use 93 octane as the manufacturer requires.
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Originally Posted by skudlw
WHY?? Use 93 octane as the manufacturer requires.
in az there is only 91.....after logging lots of miles i can tell you there is lots of kr with 91...so its not as easy as just run 93
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I was running Lucas for a long time.I now run Torco,you can get 5 gallon buckets of it.

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