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Old Jun 6, 2006 | 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by onedef92
I read that report a while back. It scared the stool outta' me, too!
That's why I won't buy anything Lucas Oil makes.

If they can market something that will actually harm your vehicle, what does that say about their other products?

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Old Jun 6, 2006 | 01:00 PM
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Each spring on getting my car out of storage I add a can of fuel system cleaner... either SeaFoam or Valvoline Synpower ...
Nothing in between.

Any of the retail off the shelf Octane boosters are a waste of money versus buying premium gas. If you need more than premium buy a gallon of Xylene from Lowes or Home Depot... It's octane is 117.
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Old Jun 6, 2006 | 11:23 PM
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I put one of these in my C5 Z06 between every race:
AMSOIL P.I. Quick Shot

I had some fouled injectors as race fuel is notoriously dirty, but since running this, I haven't had any problems.

I also add a bottle to my wife's Chevy Trailblazer about once a month.

As another caution on Octane Boosters, and AMSOIL makes one that I don't use, read the label carefully. Many contain lead which will kill your O2 sensors quickly.
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Old Jun 6, 2006 | 11:55 PM
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I must confess that I am a closet MMO user. I add it to my 94 LT1 when I go to the track(I average an environmentally friendly 5.5mpg)
For a highly technical dissertation on MMO see
http://www.marvelmakeover.com/history.html
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