Octane Boosters?

[acch22]

Has anyone tried these octane boosters. Like 104+ and 0-60 form Prestone, and I know NOS came out with one also. Do these really work or are they just regular injector cleaners.

[h22sparkle]

IMO they dont do squat.

[souldoubt]

Originally posted by h22sparkle
IMO they dont do squat.

right,however i did use the new lucas octane booster.i got better mpg on a tank of gas gained about 40 more milesmper tank. thats about 2.5 mpg gain.not a total loss.but spend the extra 3.00 per fill up and use 93 not 87 pump gas.(imo)

[accordztech]

u may feel something but its nothing.

get lucaus fuel injector cleaner..at least it will clean out ur system HELPING ur car.

[Sho Nuff]

If your car is stock (which includes i/h/e), dont even expect a performance gain.

[BustedLX]

the higher your octane on a stock tune the slower you will be.

[speedkrazy92]

lucas oil

lucas products feul injector cleaner is the only one that works i have actually noticed my mpg go up and it has upper cylinder lubricant in it and it really does something and i don't know what homeboy is talking about i spend the extra and use premium all the time and i notice a difference in how the car feels and i never have a problem with my feul pump,injectors or spark plugs.

[Aaron]

what do you guys think about rxp? my dad told me it works pretty well

[Sho Nuff]

YOu waste your money putting 92/93 octane in low performance engines.

[slobluaccord]

FIRST OFF. listen.


OCTANE BOOSTER has NOTHING to do with injector cleaner. And the ONLY octane booster i would ever run is OUTLAW and NOS only if outlaw is unavailable.

They are the most expensive, but i can attest to personal experiences that they work better than the rest. Used it in a 400 hp 67 mustang with a 351 windsor that my friend and i built. DEFFINATLY made a difference, and stopped that high end pinging.


HOWEVER. DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY on octane booster for your STOCK LOW COMPRESSION MOTOR!

Don't even waste money on anything other than 87. Your a FOOL(yes..... i said fool) if you do. That "gain" is in your head(not your wallet). So untill you get an h22 or rsx (higher compression) don't waste your money.

Piece.

[onewisepunk]

ok

BUT what if your on bottle(NOS), I belive that your suppose to run 91 and up.

true or false?

[slobluaccord]

is this a trick question?

NOS the octane booste bottle, or NOS "THE BOTTLE"???


If "THE bottle" then yes. Octane booster is a must.

[homegrown_xt]

Hi Guys, I'm a noob to this forum.
This is what I have found out on my car about octane booster: Pings really bad on 87 octane. I added some Chevron techron to clean the inectors and carbon deposits that had built up, no improvement. I backed off the timming a couple of degrees, slight improvement but still pings. My friend gave me a can of Prolong octane booster and on the next tank of gas I filled up with mid grade fuel, 89 octane, with the octane boost. It still pinged for a little while untill all of the old 87 gas was burned up and then it stopped pinging.
I filled my car with straight 89 octane before but I was still getting a slight ping so I think the octane boost is doing something. Actually the combinaton of resetting the timming, fuel and octane boost is doing something. As long as I can get the pinging to stop I won't have to worry about blowing a head gasket.
I am getting ready for another tank of gas and I am just going to put the mid grade fuel and see what happens next. I may have to dump octane boost every couple of tankfuls.

Ken

[acch22]

Originally posted by homegrown_xt
Hi Guys, I'm a noob to this forum.
This is what I have found out on my car about octane booster: Pings really bad on 87 octane. I added some Chevron techron to clean the inectors and carbon deposits that had built up, no improvement. I backed off the timming a couple of degrees, slight improvement but still pings. My friend gave me a can of Prolong octane booster and on the next tank of gas I filled up with mid grade fuel, 89 octane, with the octane boost. It still pinged for a little while untill all of the old 87 gas was burned up and then it stopped pinging.
I filled my car with straight 89 octane before but I was still getting a slight ping so I think the octane boost is doing something. Actually the combinaton of resetting the timming, fuel and octane boost is doing something. As long as I can get the pinging to stop I won't have to worry about blowing a head gasket.
I am getting ready for another tank of gas and I am just going to put the mid grade fuel and see what happens next. I may have to dump octane boost every couple of tankfuls.

Ken

Try the 93 alone and you'll feel the difference.

[acch22]

Originally posted by Sho Nuff
YOu waste your money putting 92/93 octane in low performance engines.

How do you figure?