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Old 07-19-2013, 04:09 PM   #1 (permalink)
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It's unclear that going from 91 to a higher octane will convince the ECU to yield more spark advance -- thus without planning to tune for higher octane levels, I wouldn't worry about it.

Lower octanes, however, run the risk of knock under load, and thus are not recommended.

Also, in what few empirical tests I've ever found, even good octane boosters raise octane by no more than a .5 to 1.5 points. There's a thread on here somewhere with a link...

Finally, depending on the additives, it may wreak havoc on the fuel sender. I say, pass.

Read up on octane and its relationship to engine tuning independently -- good stuff to know about.
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I use Torco it works great for eliminating da knock .

Also this stuff is not octane booster it is race fuel concentrate.
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It's unclear that going from 91 to a higher octane will convince the ECU to yield more spark advance -- thus without planning to tune for higher octane levels, I wouldn't worry about it.

Lower octanes, however, run the risk of knock under load, and thus are not recommended.

Also, in what few empirical tests I've ever found, even good octane boosters raise octane by no more than a .5 to 1.5 points. There's a thread on here somewhere with a link...

Finally, depending on the additives, it may wreak havoc on the fuel sender. I say, pass.

Read up on octane and its relationship to engine tuning independently -- good stuff to know about.
I don't recall the source but he was a petroleum engineer who quite bluntly stated octane boosters don't work. He said becuause of the chemical composition of gas you cannot boost octane to any significant degree to make it worthwhile as Jordo mentioned. Save your money and buy VP racing fuel. Yes, its expensive because it really is high octane gas. You wanna play, you gotta pay!
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I don't recall the source but he was a petroleum engineer who quite bluntly stated octane boosters don't work. He said becuause of the chemical composition of gas you cannot boost octane to any significant degree to make it worthwhile as Jordo mentioned. Save your money and buy VP racing fuel. Yes, its expensive because it really is high octane gas. You wanna play, you gotta pay!
Its really funny how I read the Mustang,Corvette,LS1,Subaru,forums and those that use it can run more boost more timing and have no knock, but you guys blast something you don't use, save your comment for someone who can't read or hear.
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Its really funny how I read the Mustang,Corvette,LS1,Subaru,forums and those that use it can run more boost more timing and have no knock, but you guys blast something you don't use, save your comment for someone who can't read or hear.
x2 agreed.

Funny to see the bashing when folks have no experience with it.

I ran Torco on my race tune at over 600 rwhp as extra protection at the track.

It works great and you can bump timing if desired. For me the extra octane was just for protection against detonation at 22 pounds of boost

You can bump 91 octane to 105 - works great

Comes in 32 oz cans - better deal is a 5 gallon can - then I used to move it over to a VP fuel race jug.



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