Octane booster. Do you believe it?

[madgrk]

Just want to get some discussion on these octane boosters on the market. Do they do anything? Whats exactly in a bottle of these babies? If it's like a little bottle of AVGAS i'll take 20!

[VTEC16]

If you tune your car to run on it then im pretty sure you can get small gains....otherwise you probs wont notice...

[McChook]

only useful for cars tuned with a higher octane rating - like some JDM cars

Prolly wrong, but do a search man

[Boost]

yeh the high octane wont do much on stocky ozz cars unless they are set to run on higher octane.

[DarkCoupe]

there has been some incidents where octane boost products have been known to be a contributing cause to engine / fuel system damage ...

I'd be careful (I personally prefer not to use them and instead just pump 98 octane)

[madgrk]

Oh i'm not planning on using them, just wondering if there are any advantages/disadvantages etc.

[[[d a n n y]]]

the JDM EG6 is rated 170HP at 102octance..or 100 was it...

i dunno

using aussie 98 PULP it will make 160 HP and will not run efficiently as it would with higher rating

i suggest any 1 who is going to use it

use a well known brand that gurantees..no damage...

and b4 u use boosters u need to get your injectors cleaned

well that's what i am doing to my car soon

[luzinit]

i've read on another forum, some guy with an is200, he said that as a result of using fuel additives, i think it was injector cleaners or something like that, his injectors became damaged as a result..

anyone able to shed some light on this? and does it apply to injector cleaners only, or all fuel additives in general?

[DarkCoupe]

I agree I have also heared this (re injector damage)

that's what puts me off all-together about this whole thing

I wish we have 100 octane petrol

[madgrk]

AVGAS

[eknine]

use racing fuel if you are all afraid ...why do you think the knock sensor is there for..... worried too much

[civic_fanatic]

Well I used to have an E class Merc, and with every tank top up I used to add a Mobil fuel system cleaner (not concentrated) and never had any problems 8)

I used to add octane booster to my 6.6 Trans Am engine, but I never had any bad effect.

for my civic I added STP octane booster two weeks ago and didn't notice any problem, but I guess it was a waste of money!! :x