anyone use Lucas octane booster or any octane booster?

danb · 06-27-2016, 03:34 PM

Avgas is about 100 octane and it wouldn't damage your engine. It will clog your cat converter eventually but that's about it.

We run it in race bikes all the time (race bikes don't have the cat converters anymore).
It's much cheaper than race fuel.

Hotrodz · 06-27-2016, 03:44 PM

You have been fairly warned if you want run it in your car...good luck with that!

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SouthArk370Z · 06-27-2016, 05:23 PM

FWIW, 100LL (most common grade) avgas has 1.2-2.1 grams of tetraethyl lead (TEL) per gallon of fuel. Leaded gasoline had up to 2.2 gr/gal. Unleaded gas can contain up to 0.001 gr/gal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avgas#Grades
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrae...ation_gasoline

Hotrodz · 06-27-2016, 05:35 PM

^^^Nothing like data!

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Z eliminator · 06-27-2016, 05:40 PM

I used Lucas with 94 octane.
My car ran very well with it

Z

instroke · 06-28-2016, 06:49 PM

this looks similar to the Race Gas...

and some good reviews on it...

https://www.boostane.com/

their website looks similar to Race gas...

DEpointfive0 · 06-28-2016, 08:38 PM

Best octane booster is toluene. IF your state laws allow it, and if it's cheap enough.

It's not legal in CA anymore, but when gas hit 4.69 or whatever here in CA... I ain't gonna lie... I definitely took a few... Dozen... Gallons from work... Work bought toluene for like $3/gallon... I wanted to punch someone in the face...

POS VETT · 06-28-2016, 10:03 PM

I would blend in E85. I've been using a mixture of E85 and 93-octane to keep the octane rating higher.

Silverstone · 07-02-2016, 12:28 PM

I wouldn't recommend AVGAS/LL100. Aside from being leaded (emissions equipment unfriendly), it contains other additives that may not be friendly to your fuel system, to include rubber seals. The additives will also reduce performance, rendering its octane rating worthless for you.
Aside from having aviation fuel experience, I put a lot of research into AVGAS as I was looking to run it in my GTR. Naturally, decided against experimenting with it.

Jet [turbine] fuel in all variations (Jet A/B, JP-#/TS) is kerosene based. Diesel engines are able to use turbine fuel at a loss of efficiency, but a gasoline motor will suffer terribly.

dedoom · 10-06-2017, 10:32 PM

Sorry to revive a dead thread but.. I was recently tuned by seb on ecutek a couple weeks ago and he said that for map 3 I need to put higher octane fuel. the only pump near me that has more than 91 is a 76 in Pasadena with 100 octane. Like POS VETT said, can I mix e85 with 91 on stock injectors to bring my octane up to about 93/95? I could mix the 100 octane gas with 91 but it is $10 a gallon...e85 is a lot cheaper lol and closer

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SouthArk370Z Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 8,435 Drives: 2014 Challenger Rep Power: 324197	FWIW, 100LL (most common grade) avgas has 1.2-2.1 grams of tetraethyl lead (TEL) per gallon of fuel. Leaded gasoline had up to 2.2 gr/gal. Unleaded gas can contain up to 0.001 gr/gal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avgas#Grades https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrae...ation_gasoline Hotrodz likes this. __________________ Steering Lock Links - Search The370Z Bookmarklet - FSM @ NICOclub Mankind has progressed past the need for war but we haven't evolved that far. - NachoMahma

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Z eliminator A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 1,659 Drives: 370 Z 7AT Sports Rep Power: 18	I used Lucas with 94 octane. My car ran very well with it Z __________________ 12.343 @114.14 . 4.5 stroker motor is now being built. Dec 1 2015.

06-28-2016, 06:49 PM	#36 (permalink)
instroke Premium Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Canada Posts: 147 Drives: 2010 370Z Rep Power: 10	this looks similar to the Race Gas... and some good reviews on it... https://www.boostane.com/ their website looks similar to Race gas... Smashley likes this.

06-27-2016, 03:34 PM	#31 (permalink)
danb Base Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Ottawa Posts: 4 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z AT7 Rep Power: 8	Avgas is about 100 octane and it wouldn't damage your engine. It will clog your cat converter eventually but that's about it. We run it in race bikes all the time (race bikes don't have the cat converters anymore). It's much cheaper than race fuel.

06-28-2016, 08:38 PM	#37 (permalink)
DEpointfive0 Premium Member Bitches Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 14,824 Drives: a lot Rep Power: 17151	Best octane booster is toluene. IF your state laws allow it, and if it's cheap enough. It's not legal in CA anymore, but when gas hit 4.69 or whatever here in CA... I ain't gonna lie... I definitely took a few... Dozen... Gallons from work... Work bought toluene for like $3/gallon... I wanted to punch someone in the face... __________________ Do YOU want to know what/where I got my username from? ( Click to show/hide ) NSFW due to language:

06-28-2016, 10:03 PM	#38 (permalink)
POS VETT Track Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Columbus OH Posts: 612 Drives: Z34\|C4LT4\|C6Z06\|V25 Rep Power: 3366	I would blend in E85. I've been using a mixture of E85 and 93-octane to keep the octane rating higher.

07-02-2016, 12:28 PM	#39 (permalink)
Silverstone Base Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: MN Posts: 120 Drives: 2010 Nismo #0507 Rep Power: 32	I wouldn't recommend AVGAS/LL100. Aside from being leaded (emissions equipment unfriendly), it contains other additives that may not be friendly to your fuel system, to include rubber seals. The additives will also reduce performance, rendering its octane rating worthless for you. Aside from having aviation fuel experience, I put a lot of research into AVGAS as I was looking to run it in my GTR. Naturally, decided against experimenting with it. Jet [turbine] fuel in all variations (Jet A/B, JP-#/TS) is kerosene based. Diesel engines are able to use turbine fuel at a loss of efficiency, but a gasoline motor will suffer terribly. Hotrodz likes this.

10-06-2017, 10:32 PM	#40 (permalink)
dedoom Base Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Burbank Posts: 223 Drives: '09 370z Touring 6MT Rep Power: 9	Sorry to revive a dead thread but.. I was recently tuned by seb on ecutek a couple weeks ago and he said that for map 3 I need to put higher octane fuel. the only pump near me that has more than 91 is a 76 in Pasadena with 100 octane. Like POS VETT said, can I mix e85 with 91 on stock injectors to bring my octane up to about 93/95? I could mix the 100 octane gas with 91 but it is $10 a gallon...e85 is a lot cheaper lol and closer

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