Octane Booster
#11
RE: Octane Booster
ORIGINAL: sacicons
most of it is crap, but Ive found one that seems to work as advertised. I am trying to find someone to do actual tests on it to see, but all of my testing has shown real gains with it. Its called Torco Accelerator. a 32oz bottle raises 20 gallons of 93 octane to about 97, 10 gallons to over 100, and 5 gallons to (i think) 107. Ill post some pics of the label when my next shipment comes in here in a day or two. most of it is a scam though, but I believe in this stuff.
most of it is crap, but Ive found one that seems to work as advertised. I am trying to find someone to do actual tests on it to see, but all of my testing has shown real gains with it. Its called Torco Accelerator. a 32oz bottle raises 20 gallons of 93 octane to about 97, 10 gallons to over 100, and 5 gallons to (i think) 107. Ill post some pics of the label when my next shipment comes in here in a day or two. most of it is a scam though, but I believe in this stuff.
#12
RE: Octane Booster
damn straight. I know half a bottle will raise a full tank (on the C6 Z06, so around 15 gallons) of 91 to over 93, because you can definitely feel the difference in the Z06. The ecu in them is programmed to drop to a low octane table if you put less than 93 octane in it. so on 91, you can feel a pretty good drop in power, but with a full tank and half a bottle of Torco, it is definitely back on the high octane tables. But im more inclined to believe the claims from a company who clearly prints on the label that if you mix X amount of additive with Y amount of 93 octane, it makes Z octane. most are really vague, like"up to 7 points." yeah, its all averages. If you mix that bottle with 5 gallons of 85 octane, it might raise it 7 points, but if you figure the averages, and you mix the same bottle with 5 gallons of 91 octane, its not much higher than the fuel itself, so youll be lucky to get 1-2 points. the Torco says specific ratios. I know it works, and if I can find a lab to test it I will back up their claimed numbers.
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the mixing instructions didnt turn out in the pics so...
Treatment Ratios with 32Oz of Accelerator
97 octane-mix one bottle with 20 gallons of 93
104 octane-10 gallons of 93 octane
107 octane- 5 gallons of 93 octane
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the mixing instructions didnt turn out in the pics so...
Treatment Ratios with 32Oz of Accelerator
97 octane-mix one bottle with 20 gallons of 93
104 octane-10 gallons of 93 octane
107 octane- 5 gallons of 93 octane
#14
RE: Octane Booster
for a booster that works? not too bad of a deal at all. race gas is $5/Gallon or more, here its 5.99 for 100 octane.
5.99(5)=29.95
then booster instead w/93
3.00(5)=15
15+9(half a bottle)=24
30 bucks for 5 gallons of 100 octane, or 24 bucks for 5 gallons of 104. thats a pretty decent deal, and if you buy it by the case, its even cheaper.
5.99(5)=29.95
then booster instead w/93
3.00(5)=15
15+9(half a bottle)=24
30 bucks for 5 gallons of 100 octane, or 24 bucks for 5 gallons of 104. thats a pretty decent deal, and if you buy it by the case, its even cheaper.
#16
RE: Octane Booster
Question, what if the car has minor mods (something like intake and exhaust)? Will putting in high octane make a little more HP, or is it going to run rich?
ORIGINAL: Patrick
it also helps if youre car actually needs high octane...
it also helps if youre car actually needs high octane...
#18
RE: Octane Booster
the "need" for highe octane is dependant on your compression and timing, for the most part. on a fuel injected car, if youre running a stock air filter, as compared to an aftermarket CAI, the CAI may prove a slightly leaner mixture, but the computer should adjust to keep the car in the optimal range of ATF. however, if you had a "Chip", or aftermarket computer upgrade that alters the timing to boost performance, and work in conjuction with a higher volume of air intake, the higher octane fuel would be more beneficial.
for instance, my old white car has a compression ratio of around 8.5 or 9 to 1...i am putting about 350hp to the ground, on 87 or 89 octane...i have no reason to run higher, as the car is tuned to run on that gas, and when we tried running better fuel, or race fuel, it made no difference in performance...as even when it was tuned to run properly with the high octane, it still had low compression.
for instance, my old white car has a compression ratio of around 8.5 or 9 to 1...i am putting about 350hp to the ground, on 87 or 89 octane...i have no reason to run higher, as the car is tuned to run on that gas, and when we tried running better fuel, or race fuel, it made no difference in performance...as even when it was tuned to run properly with the high octane, it still had low compression.