I picked some up form auto zone any one knew any details/positives/negatives?

 

ive heard that they boost mileage for a short time and then it just screw your mileage when your not using it. i dont think using gas that is a higher octane that what our cars are tuned for actually adds any performance gains. but im sure someone will disagree. just try it out and see if you feel a diff.

 

Waste of money. Octane booster doesn't raise octane by much. It raises it by .1

You wont see a difference. The ecu is tuned for optimum efficiency and power at 91 octane. Higher octane with a tune and boost is about the only situation where you will see it.

 

hey kris. do you think if i get my car tuned to 93 instead of 91 ill see a diff? they dont sell 91 here

 

Same here. 87, 89, 93.

 

93 is part of the computers logic knowledge
Use of lower than 91 is not allowed

Octane boosters dont help much for normally aspirated cars- non turbo- without tweaking
Lucas fuel cleaner can be used 1 3/4 oz product to 1 gal of gas to raise it 3 octane points
as a referance of what a bottle of stuff will actually do.
It does help by making the fire hotter, that cleans carbon to an extent

Use of Seafoam to keep the injection and combustion systems clean of carbon and EPA mandated fuel additive combustion byproduct residue- is the way to go.

 

HAHA 01tl4tl strikes again!! :p

truth is octane booster is a waste of money but if you're going to waste it buy the NOS octane booster

 

No. In a nutshell, Octane doenst give more power. Octane ratings are its ability to resist premature detonation (pinging) caused by compression/heat in the motor. The higher the number the more its designed for higher compression motors, FI motors etc..
(there are many other factors involved as well, and id suggest you google it for more info)

 

Thanks for the quick onfo.

 

why not just put water in your gas then to lower the flashpoint....err, i guess something that will actually mix with gas

 

the special water injection spray bar is limited to drag racers and multi thousand HP engines

 

you guys are hilarious

 

wait, so spraying water is real? ma gawd

 

mostly on ww2 radial engine airplanes that require 115/145 octane "purple" avgas
They get pretty hot combustion temps and had actual water spray to mix in
and some Unlimited Class Reno air race planes currently employ some sort of system

You wernt planning on putting a B-17 engine in your TL were you?

On modern tuner-drag cars- they are spraying water in front of the intercooler

 

I knew this topic would spark something up lol

 

so does this SEAFOAM thing make you actully save gas or what?? i been doing my reading and research, but never really got an exact answer.......

 

So i tried out the shell v-power and all I have to say is thats the good stuff.