CSIXX1

I asked how much to use in my 2016 Z06, it only has a BMS Filter, Ported TB, Borla X-Pipe and Stock tune. Below is what they recommended.

Sir,

It all depends on the octane that you are looking for. However, if your vehicle is stock, I would recommend no more than 1/2 can of Premium per full tank of 91 octane. This should yield roughly 95/96 octane, which is more than enough to unlock all of your vehicles power before needing to be retuned.

Let us know if you have any other questions.


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Z0HS1CK

Why would 95/96 octane be a concern for our cars? It's not like you're putting in 116 octane.

Back in the day you could have found sunoco 94 everywhere. And that was the norm.

I put half bottle in my wrx. And i still have the other half bottle left. Going to dump that in my Z this weekend. With my 93 mix i should have about 98 octane.

It can't hurt to have a bit more octane, especially in this summer heat.

CSIXX1

What he was saying is if your car is stock you only need to use a half of a can to get 95/96 octane when mixed with 18.5 gallons of 91 which is more than enough. If you have 93 your octane would be a little higher all I have is crappy 91.

Z0HS1CK

I know but it doesn't really make sense what he said.

95/96 octane is barely any difference from 93, so why would he recommend not going higher on the stock tune?

You're adding octane, not removing it.

If anything it's a waste of money to increase the octane if you're not doing any performance driving.

Bill Dearborn

It is also a waste of money to increase the octane level above what the engine needs to perform. Putting 100 octane fuel in the tank when running at the track with a stock car that requires 93 octane doesn't do anything more than empty your wallet faster. If you get the 100 octane tune upgrade from GM then it makes sense to use it.

Bill

arturox2

Why does Tadge recommend the following in one of his Ask Tadge responses (Motor Trend 2015 Z06 vs. 2015 GT-R Nismo)?

"We also learned the Nissan was using octane booster, as it will cut power when running the 91 octane pump fuel available locally. Generally speaking, higher octane enables more aggressive spark calibration and higher power. While the Z06 is certified for 91 octane fuel, adding octane boost will offer greater resistance to spark retard and detonation under thermally challenging conditions (reduced likelihood of power reduction when intake temps go up). Racing fuel (100 octane) available at the track improves this robustness even further. We will be recommending that customers who track their car, especially at higher temps, use the highest octane fuel available."

OnPoint

OP - did they explain the difference between Boostane Premium and Boostane Proessional?

I'm getting ready to order some, and their site doesn't do much to explain what the actual diff b/n these two are.

CSIXX1

I will ask what the difference is and why he only recommended a half of a can.

BlueDevilZ51

This has some great info on Boostane.

CSIXX1

Great info. Makes me wonder what my AFR is. My tune is stock but I have a BMS filter, Ported TB, and a Borla X-Pipe.

Z0HS1CK

what year is your car?
I have a ptb and borla xpipe and I'm installing the bms filter this weekend.

no codes?

CSIXX1

My car is a 2016 A8. I have had the BMS filter and Ported TB installed for about a year and no codes, I put the Borla X-pipe on a few months back and still no codes.

Z0HS1CK

Oh ok. Mine is a 2016 too so hopefully we're the lucky ones with no codes lol.

I cant wait to install it now.

CSIXX1

They said the difference is overall octane capability. Premium caps at 100. Pro at 116.

SLEEKVET

I had already ordered the Premium blend before doing my homework. After reading this thread I called and spoke to the Boostane folks to clarify some of our questions . They said the difference is the potency and the spike of octane levels (100 vs.116), as well as the blend. They both carry the same proprietary properties but the Premium is more for street driven cars that don't require a tune over 100 octane, and mainly just to bring up your octane to an optimal level and street legal for stock cars. The Professional is more for high octane tuned race cars that are tuned for 110+ octane. He stated for a stock to minor modded Z06, he would go for the Premium, that will raise the octane to 96 octane using a 1/2 can @ 8 ounces . When I asked about using the Professional but at a lower amount, he stated that it will work to achieve the same results but to keep the octane at efficient level for a near stock car, you would have to measure out 5 ounces per tank full. They both will perform well but it sounds to me that you could use either and weigh out your options of cost, convenience and exact measuring efforts. I will try Professional the next time to checkout the difference. I do think that the Profession is more cost effective if you properly measure it out properly - Premium $1.17 per ounce vs. Professional $0.85 per ounce and gaining nearly twice as many tankful's with Proffesional.

Z0HS1CK

I used half a bottle of boostane (16oz) to my wrx at full tank of 93. That should roughly equate to 97-98 octane.

While that car isn't on the stock tune, i still don't see a difference. I only put it as a preventative because it's summer time and since that car is a daily, i do drive it the same way whether it's summer at 100 degrees or winter at 10 degrees. So perhaps it's a bit of a cushion for safety since it's summer time. But as far as performance, car still performs the same.

I will probably use the other half of the bottle in the Z, that currently has a BMS, PTB, and xpipe. Maybe i'll see a difference there.

I tried torco last year and everyone was right about leaving a orange residue on the spark plugs. Didn't like that.

SLEEKVET

I agree, we have only 91 octane so I'm going to try Boostane and see if it is less forgiving, orange residue friendly, but if it doesn't work I'll stop using it. Looking for a little boost in octane in my stock Z. I have the BMS and PTB.

MacRoadie

By my calculations, I had arrived at 4 oz per tankful to get from 91 to 95 on Professional. Guess I was pretty darned close., Good to know. 1/8 of a can versus 1/2 of a can is a no-brainer.

Having said all that, did he say half a can, or 8 oz? Boostane comes in 32 oz cans, so half a can would be 16 oz. .

At 5 oz per tank, you'll get 6.4 tankfuls on Professional.

Mike Jesse

I bought 2 cans of the Boostane Professional to try in my 17 Z06 A8. It's equipped with the BMS filter and a Mamo ported TB.

I've run my car at 1/4 tank plus 12 ozs. of the Boostane for 3 outings so far.

The best run so far is a 10.73 @129.

Without the Boostane the best ET is a 10.75 @ 130. All my runs are in similar DA and temps. Track prep is always good at my home track so that is not an issue.

I've got about half a can left that I'll use up and then that's it. It was a good experiment but the outcome was not earth shattering.

MacRoadie

Octane boosters aren't formulated to give you horsepower in a can, they're designed to reduce pre-detonation in high compression and forced induction engines, particularly engines that run hot. By reducing knock, you're preventing the engine's knock retard from kicking in and retarding the timing and leaning out the fuel mixture. With a higher RON, (either through higher octane pump gas or a booster), an engine can be tuned to take fuller advantage of timing and AF ratios. A turbocharged engine, for example, can run significantly more boost and our supercharged engines can do the same, allowing for higher boost pressure through overdrive pulleys, etc. It has to be used in conjunction with a tune.

I wouldn't expect much of any difference in power using an octane booster in a car with just a drop in filter and a ported TB. At WOT, the PTB isn't doing much of anything, and the stock ECU tune will compensate for the BMS filter.