Octane Booster...no good...questions
May 5, 2005 | 06:48 PM
#16
Go to your local paint store. Buy "toluene" (paint thinner). Toluene is 114 octane. It comes by the gallon, 5 gallon, and 55 gallon drum. Do not exceed 30% Toluene to gas in your tank. I can show you how to calculate total octane if need be. This stuff compares to nothing else in terms of octane boosters.
May 5, 2005 | 08:17 PM
#17
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Originally Posted by mobounce
Ok, so I already know octane booster only raises octane a few small points...but I wanted to test this particular one out... Prestone "0 to 60" "Increases octane on high performance vehicles up to 10 points!" (1 point is equal to 0.1 octane number) So in essence my 92 octane pump I get could be 93 octane..whoopie!! (yea right).
Well, here's my question and theory... After using this booster in 2 tankfuls, I have noticed...lower idle and small hiccups in lower rpms. Is this possible? Can octane booster HURT the car in any way? Has it in the past? All I know is... After filling the tank with my normal BP 92 octane and NOT adding the booster, I get better idling. Is this possibile? All I know is..I will never use any octane booster again. It was just more of a test. Any thoughts? Can a low tank of gas cause lower idle? It seems that way on my car for some reason. Factual scenarios on damage to an engine because of octane boosters?
Thanks...
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Well, here's my question and theory... After using this booster in 2 tankfuls, I have noticed...lower idle and small hiccups in lower rpms. Is this possible? Can octane booster HURT the car in any way? Has it in the past? All I know is... After filling the tank with my normal BP 92 octane and NOT adding the booster, I get better idling. Is this possibile? All I know is..I will never use any octane booster again. It was just more of a test. Any thoughts? Can a low tank of gas cause lower idle? It seems that way on my car for some reason. Factual scenarios on damage to an engine because of octane boosters?
Thanks...
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May 6, 2005 | 04:12 AM
#19
Originally Posted by bolsen
I don't trust any of that nonsense. Points or not.
If you want to cheaply increase octane try toluene.
Otherwise, buy a drum of the good stuff
Oh and to answer your question, yes in theory it could hurt your car. It's not a pure mix, and who knows how well it burns.
Edit: Yea, I can't spell
If you want to cheaply increase octane try toluene.
Otherwise, buy a drum of the good stuff
Oh and to answer your question, yes in theory it could hurt your car. It's not a pure mix, and who knows how well it burns.
Edit: Yea, I can't spell
May 6, 2005 | 04:51 AM
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Originally Posted by 4-BNGR
Toluene is 114 octane.
Dave
May 6, 2005 | 05:18 AM
#22
there are debates about what octane toluene is... it is of no contest however that the stuff they used to use in f1 was indeed 114 octane... whether or not you can get that in a can from home depot... or from a drum at a race gas dealer is a different story all together.
there are places that sell drums of 104 for 4 bucks a gallon... hell with gas prices these days.. that might be a deal!
there are places that sell drums of 104 for 4 bucks a gallon... hell with gas prices these days.. that might be a deal!
May 6, 2005 | 06:25 AM
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Originally Posted by trinydex
there are debates about what octane toluene is
A quick MMT update, I just found a reference to a Ford paper [SAE 821193] that maybe indicates MMT ain't such a bad guy. Any SAE members who could look it up? If the Torco stuff has hard numbers on how much MMT it has in it I'd consider giving it a try if I knew I could keep the concentration to no more than 18mg Mn/litre.
Dave
May 6, 2005 | 06:54 AM
#25
Go pick up the June 2005 issue of Super Street Magazine, on page 149 there is a GREAT ARTICLE on race gas, octane booster, and how they relate to your engine. It explains all the octane points system, the differences between regular pump gas and race gas, and tells under what conditions you need to use more octane. I just got done reading it and it answered all my questions.
May 6, 2005 | 09:41 AM
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From: Riyadh , KSA
guys the place am in we have the crapy 93 RON you guys have somthing like 91 to 95 PON wich meens u guys have much much better gas than what we have cuse a 93RON is a bout the same as 89PON what ui guys have ..so bascly am screwed!!!!
the day i got my EVO 2005 MR i open the gas tank and it said on it 95+ octain only !!! dayeeeem am busted ..
so i just got me 3 cases of TORCO UNLEADED ACCELERATOR, RACE FUEL CONCENTRATE
wich u guys can see here
http://www.torcoracefuels.com/catalo...products_id=28
what do u guys think..i am getting some mods on the way now and i want to get boost up to 1.4 bar with the ehelp of good gas and turbo XS ECU !!!
what do u guys think of this product ..thy say its 120 octain racing fule wich i can add to the gas tank when felled and i should go up to 95 to96PON or about 98RON
did u guys ever hear about his product and how good is it ?
http://competitionplus.com/2004_12_0...celerator.html
hopeflywe will get 95 the end of this year but for now i need to find a way !
the day i got my EVO 2005 MR i open the gas tank and it said on it 95+ octain only !!! dayeeeem am busted ..
so i just got me 3 cases of TORCO UNLEADED ACCELERATOR, RACE FUEL CONCENTRATE
wich u guys can see here
http://www.torcoracefuels.com/catalo...products_id=28
what do u guys think..i am getting some mods on the way now and i want to get boost up to 1.4 bar with the ehelp of good gas and turbo XS ECU !!!
what do u guys think of this product ..thy say its 120 octain racing fule wich i can add to the gas tank when felled and i should go up to 95 to96PON or about 98RON
did u guys ever hear about his product and how good is it ?
http://competitionplus.com/2004_12_0...celerator.html
hopeflywe will get 95 the end of this year but for now i need to find a way !
Last edited by omarv6; May 6, 2005 at 09:44 AM.
May 6, 2005 | 09:51 AM
#29
Originally Posted by omarv6
guys the place am in we have the crapy 93 RON...
Originally Posted by omarv6
...so i just got me 3 cases of TORCO UNLEADED ACCELERATOR, RACE FUEL CONCENTRATE
You may want to find a source of xylene or toluene, and use at a rate of 10-15% in every tank of fuel.
May 6, 2005 | 10:10 AM
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From: Riyadh , KSA
Originally Posted by Ted B
You also have that crappy buzzer that annoys you when you exceed the KSA national speed limit.
That won't help you. Sure, it will raise the octane to 104 as advertised...so long as you add maybe 10 cans to one tank of gasoline!
You may want to find a source of xylene or toluene, and use at a rate of 10-15% in every tank of fuel.
That won't help you. Sure, it will raise the octane to 104 as advertised...so long as you add maybe 10 cans to one tank of gasoline!
You may want to find a source of xylene or toluene, and use at a rate of 10-15% in every tank of fuel.
so u say u dont think its true huh !!!
i dont know about the toluene thing ,..am kinda scared to screw things up !!!
thanks for ur help though !!
Last edited by omarv6; May 6, 2005 at 10:15 AM.