octane boosters

[brame2003]

i bought some octane booster and was wondering if it will hurt anything im not tryin to get performance out of it i want to see if it gives a different smell to the exhaust. please reply

[310Rduner]

your not going to get many responses in here probably.. try the powertrain section, will get alot more there..

also try searching there from the bottom of page where the search is.. there are Many topics already osted there about this..

im not personally sure about any risks to it myself, but i do know it isnt very effective..

Originally posted by brame2003
i bought some octane booster and was wondering if it will hurt anything im not tryin to get performance out of it i want to see if it gives a different smell to the exhaust. please reply

if its a stock quad ur wasting money and i think it will turn the valves red. and why do u want the exhaust to smell different :confused: u shouldnt be sniffing exhaust :huh

[310Rduner]

i think he wants it like race gas...

or the beautiful smell of castor bean oil....

sorry if i like how my own gas smells a little bit too much.....:ermm: :D

[Scott-300ex]

you know what smells good though is 2 stroke racing fuel.......mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

if we are riding at our huge public riding area and i see one, i will follow him or swearve over toward his area:p

[310Rduner]

once in a while i will smell my silencer.. burnt vp c12 and klotz supertechniplate... mmmmmm :p

[wilkin250r]

They make exhaust scents. I got one that smells like root beer...

[danney f]

octaine boosters only raise the octane level 2 or 3 points!
Thats points not full numbers. so if you are running on fuel with a octane level of 98 and you add a booster to it you will only get 98.2 or 98.3 thats not really even worth the $3 - $9 you paid for the little bottle.

[Scott-300ex]

nah dude, where did you get that info?:huh

i think it raises 96 to 102, unless you are gettin some different stuff:ermm:

[danney f]

HERE
http://www.gnttype.org/techarea/misc/octanebooster.html
AND HERE
http://www.vtr.org/maintain/gasoline-octane.html
AND HERE
http://www.team.net/sol/tech/octane_b.html

But than I stumbled across this graph just today. This is the results of a test preformed by independent analysts Intertek Testing Services (Australia) P/L – Petroleum Laboratory. The laboratory is NATA registered and operates the only truly independent "octane engines" in Australia.

[danney f]

As you can see the 104+ in the red bottle actually lowered the level and the super 104 in the black bottle only raised it by .9

[Scott-300ex]

hm

how come it says this here

Notes: Common ingredient in Octane Boosters in a can. 12-16 ounces will only raise octane 2-3 *points*, i.e. from 92 to 92.3.




then this here

Mixtures with 92 Octane Premium
10%...........94.5 Octane
20%...........97.0 Octane
30%...........99.5 Octane

it shows with 10% it raised it 2.5 and it says up there that it would only raise it .2-.3

[danney f]

The .2 and .3 is what you will get if you buy it off of the shelf but if you mix your own and make the percentage of the chemical that actually boosts the octane level at a stronger percent than you will get a higher overall octane level