Recommended Octane Booster
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Burning Brakes
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From: Lafayette LA
Recommended Octane Booster
Just got my Scanner hooked up and I'm getting 3-5* of knock retard at WOT.
I want to add some octane booster and see if that's the problem.
Any recommendations on the best brand?
I want to add some octane booster and see if that's the problem.
Any recommendations on the best brand?
Melting Slicks
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From: Sarasota, FL
Re: Recommended Octane Booster (olephart)
try this
http://www.vtr.org/maintain/gasoline-octane.html
http://home.kscable.com/ssutton/miat...e/toluene.html
I haven't tried them personally.
http://www.vtr.org/maintain/gasoline-octane.html
http://home.kscable.com/ssutton/miat...e/toluene.html
I haven't tried them personally.
Pro
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From: Derby Kansas
Re: Recommended Octane Booster (olephart)
If it's just for troubleshooting purposes, have you thought about mixing high octane (100) unleaded with pump gas? A couple gallons of premium mixed with a few of 100 octane would be more of a sure bet than a can of booster...to me at least. You may have to call around, but VP makes 100 octane UNleaded. When I bought some here locally, it was around $4 a gallon if I remember correctly.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Lafayette LA
Re: Recommended Octane Booster (Ron78Z&85Vette)
Thanks guys,
I was talking to John (Team ZR-1) and he also recommended mixing with some 100 octane gas - even has a blending chart on his website.
I think I'll try that since it will avoid the issue of unknown additives killing the O2 sensors.
I was talking to John (Team ZR-1) and he also recommended mixing with some 100 octane gas - even has a blending chart on his website.
I think I'll try that since it will avoid the issue of unknown additives killing the O2 sensors.
Pro
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From: College Station Tx
Re: Recommended Octane Booster (olephart)
Generally you will be fine with octane boosters and your O2's. On the other hand they can foul out or at least coat your sparkplug pretty easily, esp. if they have compounds like MMT in them.
Blending with some race gas is the best way to do it - if you don't have that available you can try the xylene/toluene method, which I believe was linked about.
