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Old 11-19-2010, 08:49 AM
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Does it add and power? or is it pointless to spend money on? And if i have a 93 dyno tune will it mess my tune up if i run it?
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Old 11-19-2010, 09:04 AM
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Usless, if your running 93 and add the octane booster you will have maybe 93.2 octane.
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Old 11-19-2010, 09:10 AM
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alright thanks i didnt think it was any use
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Old 11-19-2010, 09:34 AM
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plus sometimes they are harmful to your engine.
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Old 11-19-2010, 10:32 AM
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The only octane booster I would ever run is race gas mixed in with 93. All the other crap is just a gimmick for 17 year olds who drive their moms toyota matrix and want to be like Brian O'conner.
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Old 11-19-2010, 11:59 AM
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Here is a thread over at modular revolution about octane boosters. Not a ton of info on it:
http://www.modularrevolution.com/for...ad.php?t=19504
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Old 11-19-2010, 12:08 PM
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When I was running my old setup (10.5:1 compression and boost) this is the only stuff I used when I could not get any race gas
http://www.shop.speedunlimited.com/p...ter-32-oz.aspx
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Old 11-19-2010, 12:21 PM
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I've read that stuff is good but it works out to be the same amount of money to run that as it would just straight race gas.
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Old 11-19-2010, 12:23 PM
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Alright thanks guys anyone recommending race fuel? will that mess up my tune?
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Old 11-19-2010, 12:44 PM
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I'd you're not tuned for it don't run it.
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