Octane Booster Results

[Johnny]

Hey blokes, Just found this on MotorActive and thought id post it up here for anyone whos interested.

Looks pretty good to me, im gonna buy a couple of bottles and see what results i get. Does anyone know who sells them? Autobarn perhaps?

Octane_Boosters.pdf

-Johnny

[and3_3]

Autobarn, supercheap, repco, and most servos have them

[VB-]

go to bunnings and buy some tulene and mix up your own race fuel

[NYTSKY]

If you want more power add 1psi to your boost controller. Cheaper than buying a bottle of octane booster everytime you fill up.

[rb26s13]

octane booster is a waste of time. just get your car properly tuned to wat ever pump fuel it is you run.

Edited August 29, 2008 by rb26s13

[The Mafia]

or put in WMI and gain 40+rwkw like I did

[ZILR-34]

octane booster is a waste of time. just get your car properly tuned to wat ever pump fuel it is you run.

+1

Octane Booster is a waste of money. i used sum in my r32 and it did fk all and burnt out my sparkies. u want more power put up the boost

[Johnny]

Hey thanks for all the responses so far guys.

Im not after more power but i do want piece of mind. For instance, my car is tuned for 98octane fuel but if i add this booster will it provide a second line of defence against detonation on a hot summer day?

again im not after more power just a safety net.

is it true about the spark plugs, is it really detrimental?

[Johnny]

go to bunnings and buy some tulene and mix up your own race fuel

Toulene? are you serious? can you elaborate more please.

[r33cruiser]

Toulene? are you serious? can you elaborate more please.

with a 10% tolulene mix i could safely run an extra 5psi of boost.

bit its dangerous stuff. use it at your own risk.

its carcinogenic

[Fixxxer]

Toluene (Methybenzene) has been around for many years (decades) as an octane booster/detonation suppressor. Just look back to F1 in the turbo era to discover the great benefits of it.

You don't need large amounts to provide a 'safer' mix for road use on hot days..... if you want to run more boost, then you'll need to add fair amounts in the tank, e.g., 10% is a good ratio I've heard.

I think one of the drawbacks is is can, over time, degrade rubber components in the fuel system.

Fixxxer

[Johnny]

with a 10% tolulene mix i could safely run an extra 5psi of boost.

bit its dangerous stuff. use it at your own risk.

its carcinogenic

10%huh and 5psi more boost, ill just be happy to retard all knocking.

Toluene (Methybenzene) has been around for many years (decades) as an octane booster/detonation suppressor. Just look back to F1 in the turbo era to discover the great benefits of it.

You don't need large amounts to provide a 'safer' mix for road use on hot days..... if you want to run more boost, then you'll need to add fair amounts in the tank, e.g., 10% is a good ratio I've heard.

I think one of the drawbacks is is can, over time, degrade rubber components in the fuel system.

Fixxxer

Are these the 1.5litre race engines that push out 1500hp?

Rubber components huh, im not a real fan of that. Anyone had a bad experience?

[paulr33]

i agree with jono on this one

out of all the power on tap options i find true injection setup the most useful and reasonable

i dont think adding in additives each time is useful, i dont think mixing fuel at home is reasonable

but a properly setup wet spray kit for meth / water or whatever is probably the most suitable

[VB-]

1.5 litre motor pushing ~900kw from memory. obviously there are very few people who know for sure, but a few 'experts' have summised that the fuel they were running was prodominantly toulene, octane rating ~150 somewhere i think. cbf looking it up.

Mafia, what is WMI?

[rb26s13]

Mafia, what is WMI?

water/meth injection

[SDEWY5]

yea heard it was around 85% toluene/15% fuel mix they would run in them....crazy....

[R31Nismoid]

Hey thanks for all the responses so far guy

Im not after more power but i do want piece of mind. For instance, my car is tuned for 98octane fuel but if i add this booster will it provide a second line of defence against detonation on a hot summer day?

again im not after more power just a safety net.

is it true about the spark plugs, is it really detrimental?

Safety net?

How bad is the tune?

If the tune is fine - then you do not need to muck around with octane boosters or any other rubbish.

If your gonna go 10/10ths on a 40 degree day then that's your own problem and no amount of octane boost is gonna save you.

No-one else adds octane booster each tank, so why are you even worried about it?

Again, if the tune is fine, the car will be fine. Its as simple as that

[The Mafia]

I ran a 10% mix opf toluene for 12 months. Worked a treat bit was a waste of money, because in 12 months the money spent on toluene could have bought 1.5x WMI kits, that do a 10 times better job.

Edited August 31, 2008 by The Mafia

[Abo Bob]

I used to add a bottle of octane booster on track days. Not for extra power but for reduced chance of detonation. These days I fill the tank and two jerry cans with Shell VPower Racing for the same reason. I add no timing or boost although it could probably take an extra 2 degrees.

[silva33]

Same, I only use it on a track day scenario.

By the way you can buy the Martini stuff from Sabbadin..