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Re: Octane boost brand
From: Barking Rats <noemails(at)myemail.com>
Subject: Re: Octane boost brand
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 23:39:56 -0700
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In article <1127538979.795543.158050(at)o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
"benf802961(at)aol.com" <benf802961(at)aol.com> wrote:
> 95% of Octane Booster is just snake oil.
> It won`t hurt anything but your pocketbook.
Is this a personal opinion or can you cite any reference material I
might be able to look at?
As I mentioned, I`m not after the boost as much as the lead substitution
and fuel stabilization qualities. 94 octane unleaded seems to do OK in
my 427 - though i don`t get my foot in it very hard, very often.
Here`s waving to ya - ||||
Owen
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From: PJ <pj4380(at)yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Octane boost brand
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Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 06:50:31 -0700
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Barking Rats wrote:
> In article <1127538979.795543.158050(at)o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
> "benf802961(at)aol.com" <benf802961(at)aol.com> wrote:
>
>
>>95% of Octane Booster is just snake oil.
>>It won`t hurt anything but your pocketbook.
>
>
> Is this a personal opinion or can you cite any reference material I
> might be able to look at?
No credentials for the folks in <
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-395658.html >; but,
one poster says that auto store products are mostly legit--only the
decimal point is in a different place. "Four points" of boost means
that it raises octane from 87 to 87.4. Thread also has a formula for
adding bulk xylene or toluene to gasoline--remember that xylene attacks
some plastics and toluene is toxic. As a kid I breathed a lot of
toluene cleaning engines (perhaps the reason I`m senile 55 years later).
>
> As I mentioned, I`m not after the boost as much as the lead substitution
> and fuel stabilization qualities. 94 octane unleaded seems to do OK in
> my 427 - though i don`t get my foot in it very hard, very often.
Here`s a Brit thread < http://www.theaa.com/allaboutcars/fuel/LRP.html >
that contains less environmental emotion on the lead topic and it offers
some substitute products. I hadn`t realized that the Brits were a
couple of decades behind us in making a universal move to
stellite/hardened valve seats. If you opt for a manganese product, it
might be available in Canada as they are more tolerant of manganese
additives that we are in the U.S.
>
> Here`s waving to ya - ||||
>
> Owen
> ___
>
> `67BB & `72BB
>
> -- not affiliated with JLA forum in any way -- alt.autos.corvette is
> original posting --
> ___
>
> "To know the world intimately is the beginning of caring."
> -- Ann Hayman Zwinger
...PJ
From: Bob I <birelan(at)yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Octane boost brand
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Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 08:51:21 -0500
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There have been some comparison tests done(on the net if you search)
using various brands of booster, gas octane mixing and av gas cutting.
The "points" of increase that the "octane boosters" give are in
"tenths". In other words, if a bottle of the stuff is claming 3 points
increase in octane at a given mix ratio, you will go from 91.0 to 91.3,
so now compare what you got for your dollar.
Barking Rats wrote:
> In article <1127538979.795543.158050(at)o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
> "benf802961(at)aol.com" <benf802961(at)aol.com> wrote:
>
>
>>95% of Octane Booster is just snake oil.
>>It won`t hurt anything but your pocketbook.
>
>
> Is this a personal opinion or can you cite any reference material I
> might be able to look at?
>
> As I mentioned, I`m not after the boost as much as the lead substitution
> and fuel stabilization qualities. 94 octane unleaded seems to do OK in
> my 427 - though i don`t get my foot in it very hard, very often.
>
> Here`s waving to ya - ||||
>
> Owen
> ___
>
> `67BB & `72BB
>
> -- not affiliated with JLA forum in any way -- alt.autos.corvette is
> original posting --
> ___
>
> "To know the world intimately is the beginning of caring."
> -- Ann Hayman Zwinger
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