Best fuel additive for higher octane?
05-03-2018, 12:34 PM
#21
Melting Slicks
They claimed 90hp! This guy on YouTube Dynoed to verify it. Sure enough what they claimed was true according to the youtuber. He was really skeptical (me too) but the before and after proofed it!
Last edited by hotrod03; 05-03-2018 at 12:35 PM.
05-03-2018, 03:01 PM
#22
Supporting Vendor
Here's my additive story
I was never a fan of any sort of additives as I thought they were all basically snake oil, until a few years ago when Dave Myers (from Yank Performance) talked me into trying something called "Aces IV" in my drag car.
I was admittedly very skeptical so just prior to trying it out at a Test and Tune I pulled 10 degrees of timing out of the car just to play it safe. With 91 pump octane in the car and the recommended mix (1 ounce per 6 gallons) I started making passes and after not seeing any knock, I added two degrees back in after each one.
By the end of the night I was able to put the full ten degrees back into the tune and eventually two or three more without any knock whatsoever, compared to what I had been running previously with a 50/50 blend of 91 and 100 octane.
I've been using it now for about 5 years and it saves me a ton of money on 100 octane race gas (about $8 a gallon here in California) and I can assure you it's the real deal. There was one time however when I started seeing a little bit of knock in my HP Tuners log files and after talking to Brian at BND Automotive (they make the stuff) he informed me it was likely due to the transition to winter blend fuel. His recommendation was to bump up the ratio to 1 ounce per 5 gallons and sure enough the problem went away.
I've also had several friends try it out on various semi high performance cars (C6 ZR1, Dodge Charger, newer Mustang with a blower etc) and with no tune changes whatsoever they've all reported back a noticeable difference in how the car ran and felt with the most common thing being able to light up the tires from a dead stop. While I can't confirm or deny those stories as I only run it in my race car I have no reason to doubt what they told me.
I was admittedly very skeptical so just prior to trying it out at a Test and Tune I pulled 10 degrees of timing out of the car just to play it safe. With 91 pump octane in the car and the recommended mix (1 ounce per 6 gallons) I started making passes and after not seeing any knock, I added two degrees back in after each one.
By the end of the night I was able to put the full ten degrees back into the tune and eventually two or three more without any knock whatsoever, compared to what I had been running previously with a 50/50 blend of 91 and 100 octane.
I've been using it now for about 5 years and it saves me a ton of money on 100 octane race gas (about $8 a gallon here in California) and I can assure you it's the real deal. There was one time however when I started seeing a little bit of knock in my HP Tuners log files and after talking to Brian at BND Automotive (they make the stuff) he informed me it was likely due to the transition to winter blend fuel. His recommendation was to bump up the ratio to 1 ounce per 5 gallons and sure enough the problem went away.
I've also had several friends try it out on various semi high performance cars (C6 ZR1, Dodge Charger, newer Mustang with a blower etc) and with no tune changes whatsoever they've all reported back a noticeable difference in how the car ran and felt with the most common thing being able to light up the tires from a dead stop. While I can't confirm or deny those stories as I only run it in my race car I have no reason to doubt what they told me.
05-03-2018, 03:45 PM
#23
Team Owner
I was never a fan of any sort of additives as I thought they were all basically snake oil, until a few years ago when Dave Myers (from Yank Performance) talked me into trying something called "Aces IV" in my drag car.
I was admittedly very skeptical so just prior to trying it out at a Test and Tune I pulled 10 degrees of timing out of the car just to play it safe. With 91 pump octane in the car and the recommended mix (1 ounce per 6 gallons) I started making passes and after not seeing any knock, I added two degrees back in after each one.
By the end of the night I was able to put the full ten degrees back into the tune and eventually two or three more without any knock whatsoever, compared to what I had been running previously with a 50/50 blend of 91 and 100 octane.
I've been using it now for about 5 years and it saves me a ton of money on 100 octane race gas (about $8 a gallon here in California) and I can assure you it's the real deal. There was one time however when I started seeing a little bit of knock in my HP Tuners log files and after talking to Brian at BND Automotive (they make the stuff) he informed me it was likely due to the transition to winter blend fuel. His recommendation was to bump up the ratio to 1 ounce per 5 gallons and sure enough the problem went away.
I've also had several friends try it out on various semi high performance cars (C6 ZR1, Dodge Charger, newer Mustang with a blower etc) and with no tune changes whatsoever they've all reported back a noticeable difference in how the car ran and felt with the most common thing being able to light up the tires from a dead stop. While I can't confirm or deny those stories as I only run it in my race car I have no reason to doubt what they told me.
I was admittedly very skeptical so just prior to trying it out at a Test and Tune I pulled 10 degrees of timing out of the car just to play it safe. With 91 pump octane in the car and the recommended mix (1 ounce per 6 gallons) I started making passes and after not seeing any knock, I added two degrees back in after each one.
By the end of the night I was able to put the full ten degrees back into the tune and eventually two or three more without any knock whatsoever, compared to what I had been running previously with a 50/50 blend of 91 and 100 octane.
I've been using it now for about 5 years and it saves me a ton of money on 100 octane race gas (about $8 a gallon here in California) and I can assure you it's the real deal. There was one time however when I started seeing a little bit of knock in my HP Tuners log files and after talking to Brian at BND Automotive (they make the stuff) he informed me it was likely due to the transition to winter blend fuel. His recommendation was to bump up the ratio to 1 ounce per 5 gallons and sure enough the problem went away.
I've also had several friends try it out on various semi high performance cars (C6 ZR1, Dodge Charger, newer Mustang with a blower etc) and with no tune changes whatsoever they've all reported back a noticeable difference in how the car ran and felt with the most common thing being able to light up the tires from a dead stop. While I can't confirm or deny those stories as I only run it in my race car I have no reason to doubt what they told me.
05-03-2018, 03:52 PM
#24
Supporting Vendor
05-03-2018, 06:06 PM
#25
Pro
Where are you buying ACES IV? I've found some interesting discussion about it online but can't find anyone selling/retailing it.
Last edited by AHP; 05-03-2018 at 06:07 PM.
05-03-2018, 06:16 PM
#26
Supporting Vendor