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Old May 29, 2005 | 09:32 PM
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Does anyone have any recommendations as to which is the best Octane Booster on the market ??

Is there any Octane Booster that will raise octane level more than 10 points ?

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Old May 29, 2005 | 10:26 PM
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hmm... i doubt it.... but canned octane booster i think the nos black bottle is probably the best... on 91 and the black/silver bottle you get about a 2.5 pt increase w/ a 15 gallon tank.... you can use toulene... but what sucks is you have to measure it correctly and blah blah
i used it for 3 years when i had a gsr w/ pct pistons...
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Old May 29, 2005 | 10:32 PM
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Old May 29, 2005 | 11:46 PM
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they had an article in scc.
on 91 in a 15gal tank the NOS Race formula added about 2.5. The Outlaw added about 1.2.
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Old May 29, 2005 | 11:50 PM
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Old May 30, 2005 | 07:24 AM
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Why not just have the car tuned for whatever octane gas you have available and not worry about octane booster?
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Old May 30, 2005 | 07:32 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Kendall &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Why not just have the car tuned for whatever octane gas you have available and not worry about octane booster?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I agree!
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Old Jun 7, 2005 | 06:14 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mdixonjam &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Is there any Octane Booster that will raise octane level more than 10 points ?</TD></TR></TABLE>

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Old Jun 7, 2005 | 10:26 AM
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My grandpa's old moonshine works good too.
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Old Jun 7, 2005 | 10:33 AM
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I use something called "104" in my muscle car. It comes in a red bottle. My car pings like crazy with anything less than 100 octane, so I know it boosts at least that. I live in CA (91 at the pump) and use 1 bottle for ever tank (18 gallons). Pretty good stuff. I think they also make "108" in a black bottle. I buy it at Kragen, Monument Car parts, or Napa.
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Old Jun 7, 2005 | 10:45 AM
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ask google "gasoline faq"
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Old Jun 7, 2005 | 10:47 AM
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a "point" is a decimal. ie. 91+2 points = 91.2. worthless.

i saw one at kragen in a black bottle that claimed 8-10 "numbers" ie91+9 numbers = 100. cant remember what its called. wish i could. its also like 8 bucks a bottle and not "street legal"

i read an entire website that concluded that the "104+" was the best. red bottle with a yellow label. SCC actually tested and yes the "NOS" formula won i believe. i trust them more than anyone else cuz they arent a comic book like the rest.

just dont do the toulene/rubbing alcohol/ATF thing.

also...keep in mind the difference in 91 octane cali and 94 octane wherever is 10hp on a NA car
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Old Jun 7, 2005 | 11:29 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CRXofPain &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i saw one at kragen in a black bottle that claimed 8-10 "numbers" ie91+9 numbers = 100. cant remember what its called. wish i could. its also like 8 bucks a bottle and not "street legal"
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I tell you, ask google "gasoline faq"

or better yet... let's do some math. FRACTIONS.

I'm going to assume a 8 gallon CRX gas tank.
I'm going to assume that we are adding 1 gallon of octane booster to 7 gallons of 91.
I'm going to try to get to 100 octane fuel with this combination.

Let "x" represent the octane rating of the octane booster required.

(7 gallons * 91 octane/gallon) + (1 gallons * x octane/gallon) = 8 gallons * 100 octane/gallon

637 + X = 800

X = 800 - 637 = 163 octane

So for 1 gallon of octane booster to raise 7 gallons of 91 octane gas to 100 octane cumulative, the octane booster would need to be 163 octane. Go talk to a petrochemist and see what you can find. I guarantee you won't find ****.

If you want some clues as to what is effective to put into gas to raise it's octane rating, consult the gasoline faq.
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Old Jun 7, 2005 | 11:39 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CRXofPain &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
also...keep in mind the difference in 91 octane cali and 94 octane wherever is 10hp on a NA car</TD></TR></TABLE>

octane doesnt increase horsepower it gives you the ability to advance the timing which could increase hp..imo
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Old Jun 7, 2005 | 11:41 AM
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Old Jun 7, 2005 | 12:32 PM
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fractions people, hello...

OCTANE BOOSTERS ARE A RIPOFF. PERIOD.

I give up. Go back to high school and re-learn simple math or continue to line the pockets of people willing to take advantage of you.
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Old Jun 7, 2005 | 12:37 PM
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damn it i suck at fractions. I always forget, do you need to find the least common denominator when adding/sub. or when multiplying
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Old Jun 7, 2005 | 01:09 PM
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adding fractions are easier when they have a common denominator
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Old Jun 7, 2005 | 01:34 PM
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Toulene. You can get it at your local sherman williams. It will raise you several FULL POINTS when mixed correctly. No fractions involved, minimal math for the short bussers.
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Old Jun 7, 2005 | 02:05 PM
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Tolulene = 118 octane R+M/2 (124 + 112 / 2)

7 gallons 91 + 1 gallon tolulene = 94.375 octane FYI.
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Old Jun 7, 2005 | 02:55 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CRXofPain &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">a "point" is a decimal. ie. 91+2 points = 91.2. worthless.
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FINALLY someone else knows this....
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Old Jun 7, 2005 | 03:00 PM
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i need to get some toluene soon, i want to make sure i get one thats the most pure i can without other fillers.. whats a good brand thats known to work. i have a local sherwin williams.
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Old Jun 7, 2005 | 03:06 PM
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look on the ingrediants, it is illegal to lie
should be 100% pure toluene
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Old Jun 7, 2005 | 03:07 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by drunknbass &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i need to get some toluene soon, i want to make sure i get one thats the most pure i can without other fillers.. whats a good brand thats known to work. i have a local sherwin williams.</TD></TR></TABLE>

As far as I know, Sherwin Williams only carries one brand of Toluene. It comes in a 1 gallon jug and is just under fifteen bucks for the gallon.
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Old Jun 7, 2005 | 03:10 PM
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^ What he said.
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