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Old 07-26-2006, 05:57 PM
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Does anyone put any type of octane booster into their fuel before going to the track? The gas station next to the track sells 100 octane but I will already have about 3/8 of a tank since I didnt really plan ahead for this. I'm not expecting this to make me faster by any means, just a little precaution to help prevent detonation. Should I just use the guaranteed 100 octane to sweeten my tank, or just dump a can of octane booster in? If so which brand?
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Old 07-26-2006, 05:59 PM
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Snake oil.

Paypal all the money you were goig to spend on it to PLarkin1@berkshire.rr.com instead
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Old 07-26-2006, 06:00 PM
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1. they only increase your octane to 1 number higher ( 89 turns into 90)

2.You have to be tuned for what ever octane you use for it to be effective
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Old 07-26-2006, 06:05 PM
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I simply don't believe in so-called Octane boosters which are solvents that slow down the burn, rather my preference is to go with a quality fuel either straight or in a mixture with
pump gas, VP's Motorsports has several Octane blends which are ideal for a street car requiring unleaded high Octane fuel.

in my 636 hp car, low boost I tend to ran a mix of pump and VP's C16, in high boost its pure C16....

At the track I have fielded upto 5 cars on a given race day, on my stock cars I have always loved to add a touch of motorsports to help eliminate any knock retard and the pulling of timing.

Not all will agree with this but in my own personal experiences I find it to be beneficial, as I want to give whichever car I am running at the time its best chance of ET'ing as well as possible.

I hate mis-shifts, timing pulled, things of that nature which result in wasted runs.
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Old 07-26-2006, 06:12 PM
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1. they only increase your octane to 1 number higher ( 89 turns into 90)

2.You have to be tuned for what ever octane you use for it to be effective
1.) My friend works for Florida gas Company and they tested Torco Octane Booster and that works, but I cant find a local shop that sells it and I didn't plan ahead. 1 quart mixed with 10 gallons of 93 raised the octane to 97, when mixed with 5 gallons it raised the octane to 103.
2.)I dont want added performance, just added safety
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Old 07-26-2006, 06:18 PM
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i see , well the stuff they sell at Walmart and auto zone says in very fine print that it only adds one octan rating
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