Octane Booster

[gun-r32]

Who uses octane booster here? I use Wynns, 1/2 a bottle every fill, and use it every time I fill. Just wondering if this is a bit of overkill? Also, has anyone heard of octane booster doing any damage, besides the black soot it blows out?

[mitchy_]

apparently it fouls your plugs pretty quickly?

dont quote me on that however.

why do you use octane booster? is your car tuned for a higher RON?

[GODTHRILA]

apparently it fouls your plugs pretty quickly?

dont quote me on that however.

why do you use octane booster? is your car tuned for a higher RON?

I agree mitchy, I can remember seeing a test done on TV and the only thing the octane boost did was boost the cash outer your wallet.

gun-r32, I would jsut stick to the good ol' BP 98... in a years time think of the $$$ you will have saved on the octane boost and you can buy me a pressy for the tip!

[KeeFy]

Yeps, unless ur car is tuned for higher ron. EG: race fuel and such, it's useless pumping such stuff as u won't see much results at all.

[mitchy_]

even if it is tuned for higher octane, may aswell just get it tuned for 98ron or something more commonly available.

the money you save on octane booster will allow you to buy more mods to make up the slight loss in power from lower octane.

[KeeFy]

even if it is tuned for higher octane, may aswell just get it tuned for 98ron or something more commonly available.

the money you save on octane booster will allow you to buy more mods to make up the slight loss in power from lower octane.

Ahhhh.... wise words from a wise man.

[gun-r32]

the car was only tuned on ultimate 98 + some octane booster to reduce pinging. I was advised that I should try to use some octane booster every fill, more as a safeguard than anything. Might try a few fills without and see if the knock level increases at all.

[mitchy_]

if thats the case, id personally get it slightly de-tuned.

unless of course it takes you under 400awhp

[rev210]

use the reccomended amounts.

octane boosters can cause issues with the O2 sensors if you use too much.

[sam5709]

i bought a bottle of wynns or sumthin octane booster the other day, havnt used it yet cos i hardly put more than 20 bux of fuel in at a time, most probably wont get to use it as aswell, lol, the person at the shop said every 6 months put a bottle in just to get the stuff through the system lol i just bought it cos i was bored

[Sammie]

hey sam just curious whered u get it from, im intersted in getting some when m ycar gets back

cheers sam

[sam5709]

hey sam just curious whered u get it from, im intersted in getting some when m ycar gets back

cheers sam

i got mine bottle from repco lol there was a few different types there around 12 bux a bottle

[Sammie]

alrite cheers mate il look into gettin sum !