Additives anyone?
Team Owner
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From: Park City Utah
Nor do you need in a stock L83, LT1, LT4 or LT5. Waste of money.
Melting Slicks
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From: AZ
I've got the impression that C4's are VERY persnicketty when it comes to adding "helpful" chemicals to oil, fuel, etc. Does anyone have any thoughts/experience on this?
I'm a firm believer on running premium fuel and changing oil every 3000 miles but I also want the best for my baby.
I'm a firm believer on running premium fuel and changing oil every 3000 miles but I also want the best for my baby.
Corvette owners have an opinion?
With modern oils, I believe 3k changes are a waste of money. I go 5k intervals with new quality filter, even though other makes in my stable recommend 10k, which is quite conservative given oil's modern chemistry; that interval also specified/required for the car's warranty.
From Tom's post, I'd add that frequency of change is more important than a particular brand. Uness your 'baby' gets plenty of opportunities to get nice and warmed up, the moisture and other combustion byproducts can accumulate, not being 'burned off, hence needing a flush with a change'.
Melting Slicks
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From: Downers Grove Illinois
I have used FI cleaner successfully twice, but never on my Corvette. Once to fix a dirty/intermittent fuel level sender in my wife's 2008 Corolla. I had a BMW 528i that had a leaky injector that caused hard starts after it sat for a while. A couple of treatments with FI cleaner resolved that as well.
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St. Jude '03 thru '24
"nothings too good for my baby" 
and that my friends, is how car guys are separated from their money on useless junk.....
and that my friends, is how car guys are separated from their money on useless junk.....
Team Owner
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From: Hartford WI
Well, they want it cheap and easy and good so the are asking the impossible. Therefore, you deserve to be raped by people who know that the requirements are impossible but are able to appeal to their stupidity.
Drifting
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From: Ashland PA
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I use VP Power Booster, I can say on my Chevy S10 with a 4cyl 2.2L that there is a measurable difference when pulling a steep 2 mile grade, without it has a hard time holding 55 mph in 4th gear, with it will pull past 60 mph. On the vette before and after shots of the pistons with a bore cam show the pistons to be cleaner. you can get it at auto zone but they label it as 7 in 1 fuel treatment, but it almost $12 bucks, VP say its the same thing. by the case through summit its $9.86 so it up to the user if they want to spend the money. (no I dont work for VP)
Team Owner
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From: Park City Utah
YEAH! RARRR!!!....
Restore the power your engine once had. Cleans fuel system and
removes deposits from the combustion chamber. Power Boost gives
you a “seat-of-the-pants” jolt that makes driving fun again, while
reducing the need for higher-octane gasoline.
16oz. treats up to 18 gallons (68 Liters)
• Increases horsepower
• Improves vaporization & enhances combustion
• Restores lost power
• Reduces need for higher octane
• Cleans fuel system, removes deposits from combustion chamber
• Provides “seat-of-the-pants” power boost
• Reduces or eliminates knocking and pinging
• For use in all 4-cycle & 2-cycle gasoline engines
So...what if you car never lost power in the first place? Does it still "Restores lost power"?
Restore the power your engine once had. Cleans fuel system and
removes deposits from the combustion chamber. Power Boost gives
you a “seat-of-the-pants” jolt that makes driving fun again, while
reducing the need for higher-octane gasoline.
16oz. treats up to 18 gallons (68 Liters)
• Increases horsepower
• Improves vaporization & enhances combustion
• Restores lost power
• Reduces need for higher octane
• Cleans fuel system, removes deposits from combustion chamber
• Provides “seat-of-the-pants” power boost
• Reduces or eliminates knocking and pinging
• For use in all 4-cycle & 2-cycle gasoline engines
So...what if you car never lost power in the first place? Does it still "Restores lost power"?
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Drifting
Joined: Jul 2009
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From: Ashland PA
2021 C4 of the Year - Modified Finalist
YEAH! RARRR!!!....
Restore the power your engine once had. Cleans fuel system and
removes deposits from the combustion chamber. Power Boost gives
you a “seat-of-the-pants” jolt that makes driving fun again, while
reducing the need for higher-octane gasoline.
16oz. treats up to 18 gallons (68 Liters)
• Increases horsepower
• Improves vaporization & enhances combustion
• Restores lost power
• Reduces need for higher octane
• Cleans fuel system, removes deposits from combustion chamber
• Provides “seat-of-the-pants” power boost
• Reduces or eliminates knocking and pinging
• For use in all 4-cycle & 2-cycle gasoline engines
So...what if you car never lost power in the first place? Does it still "Restores lost power"?
Restore the power your engine once had. Cleans fuel system and
removes deposits from the combustion chamber. Power Boost gives
you a “seat-of-the-pants” jolt that makes driving fun again, while
reducing the need for higher-octane gasoline.
16oz. treats up to 18 gallons (68 Liters)
• Increases horsepower
• Improves vaporization & enhances combustion
• Restores lost power
• Reduces need for higher octane
• Cleans fuel system, removes deposits from combustion chamber
• Provides “seat-of-the-pants” power boost
• Reduces or eliminates knocking and pinging
• For use in all 4-cycle & 2-cycle gasoline engines
So...what if you car never lost power in the first place? Does it still "Restores lost power"?
Team Owner
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From: Hartford WI
I use VP Power Booster, I can say on my Chevy S10 with a 4cyl 2.2L that there is a measurable difference when pulling a steep 2 mile grade, without it has a hard time holding 55 mph in 4th gear, with it will pull past 60 mph. On the vette before and after shots of the pistons with a bore cam show the pistons to be cleaner. you can get it at auto zone but they label it as 7 in 1 fuel treatment, but it almost $12 bucks, VP say its the same thing. by the case through summit its $9.86 so it up to the user if they want to spend the money. (no I dont work for VP)
Team Owner
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From: Hartford WI
its supposed to be a combustion enhancer, so based on that I would say yes, also the engine in my vette has about 15k miles on it and seems to have the same power as when it was fresh, seat of the pants feels like more with the power booster. just saying that's my experience.
Drifting
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From: Ashland PA
2021 C4 of the Year - Modified Finalist
apparently you did not read my post about my S10 pulling a 2 mile grade, I yous this grade almost every day and get the same results, if I felt it was seat of the pants I would have said so.
Team Owner
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From: Hartford WI
Don't forget skepticism. Wife got headaches from her new larger THUS heavier glasses. It was bigger so it has to weigh more than the old ones. Took her to the post office after a month of grumbling and her smaller older ones were actually heavier. Suddenly she was fine. No more headaches. Magic?
Drifting
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From: Ashland PA
2021 C4 of the Year - Modified Finalist
Don't forget skepticism. Wife got headaches from her new larger THUS heavier glasses. It was bigger so it has to weigh more than the old ones. Took her to the post office after a month of grumbling and her smaller older ones were actually heavier. Suddenly she was fine. No more headaches. Magic?
getting back to the power boost I may still have the pics of the piston tops. if I do I can post them. just to be clear I am trying to share my experience with the product.
Last edited by eutu1984; Dec 15, 2017 at 10:32 AM.
Team Owner
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From: Hartford WI
I understand your wife's eye glass problem, if I could get mine in lightweight glass I would because the scratch resistant coatings on the plastic ones suck.
getting back to the power boost I may still have the pics of the piston tops. if I do I can post them. just to be clear I am trying to share my experience with the product.
getting back to the power boost I may still have the pics of the piston tops. if I do I can post them. just to be clear I am trying to share my experience with the product.
I have seen pictures of pistons being cleaned by water. Thing with pistons is they are moving parts so it will probably hit something if the build up goes too high. If you have hot spots, it might cause problems. Thing is, unless the car is FUBAR, have you ever seen more than a black layer on the piston?
Drifting
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From: Ashland PA
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Point was that she felt it was heavier but an accurate scale showed different. I had a guy who put a 58mm TB on his stock car. OMG!! Felt great too. Actually ran slower on the track consistently.
I have seen pictures of pistons being cleaned by water. Thing with pistons is they are moving parts so it will probably hit something if the build up goes too high. If you have hot spots, it might cause problems. Thing is, unless the car is FUBAR, have you ever seen more than a black layer on the piston?
I have seen pictures of pistons being cleaned by water. Thing with pistons is they are moving parts so it will probably hit something if the build up goes too high. If you have hot spots, it might cause problems. Thing is, unless the car is FUBAR, have you ever seen more than a black layer on the piston?
Racer
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From: Volcano CA
Had an S10 with the 4.3 V6 as a daily driver. At about 85k, it started badly limping a cylinder or two after work one day. I took it to a shop and left it overnight. The next afternoon, they said it needed all injectors replaced. 1200.00.
I left with the truck, went to the parts store, bought a bottle of cheap injector cleaner and dumped it in with about 1/4 tank left. Then I proceeded to do a bunch of hot runs on a secluded road, got it hot as blazes, then took it home and parked it overnight.
It started perfectly the next morning and never had another issue. I've been doing the occasional bottle of cleaner ever since.
I left with the truck, went to the parts store, bought a bottle of cheap injector cleaner and dumped it in with about 1/4 tank left. Then I proceeded to do a bunch of hot runs on a secluded road, got it hot as blazes, then took it home and parked it overnight.
It started perfectly the next morning and never had another issue. I've been doing the occasional bottle of cleaner ever since.