octane boosters

[grumpyvette]

things to read

 

http://www.vtr.org/maintain/gasoline-octane.html

 

http://www.gnttype.org/techarea/misc/octanebooster.html

 

http://www.team.net/sol/tech/octane_b.html

 

http://www.turbofast.com.au/racefuel8.html

 

http://www.turbofast.com.au/racefuel4.html

 

http://www.zhome.com/ZCMnL/PICS/detonation/detonation.html

 

http://www.vettenet.org/octane.html

 

http://home.att.net/~wildbillscorvette/prod01a.htm (not for 02 sensor equiped cars)

 

now some of you guys may not realize it but theres a good deal of EXTRA hp available in a LARGER DISPLACEMENT STROKER ENGINE COMBO that runs higher than comon compression and a matching cam and better flowing cylinder heads , but that same combo can be loosing alot of power if you need to back off the ignition timing to prevent detonation,if your running close to detonation range you might need a little octane booster to keep you out of trouble

[Phantom]

Hey Grumpy - how about moth balls?

[grumpyvette]

how about moth balls?

 

do yourself a little test, get some moth balls and drop them into a glass filled with gas and let them sit for a few hours (then you tell me if you want that slime clogging your fuel system?)

mothballs orriginally were ether and champher, that would dissolve in gas, today they are plastic granuals mixed with a differant assortment of insecticides plus aromic ethers YOU DON,T WANT IN YOUR ENGINE

[Phantom]

So I need to find some from a really old moth??

[grumpyvette]

heres what they suggest

MAKE YOUR OWN OCTANE BOOST

How to make your own octane booster (this is the basic formula of one of the popular octane booster products). To make eight 16 ounce bottles (128 oz = 1 gal):

 

100 oz of toulene for octane boost

25 oz of mineral spirits (cleaning agent)

3 oz of transmission fluid (lubricating agent)

 

This product is advertised as "octane booster with cleaning agent *and* lubricating agent!". Diesel fuel or kerosene can be substituted for mineral spirits and light turbine oil can be substituted for transmission fluid. Color can be added with petroleum dyes.

 

 

Disclaimer: this intellectual property is offered to GN/TType owners at no charge. Use it at your own risk. The GN/TType Organization is is not responsible for any damage or problems associated with use of this information. This information is for use by GN/TType owners on their own personal vehicles and may not be used for profit.

 

Ive been using a simple mix of

 

(use at your own risk, it works fine in my corvette but it might not in yours)

 

2 gallons of toulene

2 quarts of mineral spirits

1 pint of marvel mystery oil

1 quart of 50% nitro model airplane fuel

don,t forget to check your ignition timing is not to far advanced then add the mix to your tank and fill with 93 octane gas, youll notice the differance in how the engine runs after about 5 minutes

 

(paint stores like benjimin moore and sherwin williams,and RADIO CONTROL hobby shops are where you get the fuel components)

http://www.hobby-warehouse.com/hobby-warehouse/wilquicracfu1.html

[spork]

I've been using an additive made by torco race fuels. It's basically the same addatives they use when formulating there race gas but you can add it to regular pump gas to get close to the same result. True race fuel is always going to be better because it was specially formulated for race, unlike the stuff you buy at the pump. It takes 5 gallons of 93 pump up to 104. This isn't the using the point increase talked about by most ocatne boosters when they really only bring it up .xx points. I've been using it for 2 years now after switching from 100 no lead that was costing me $6.00 a gallon. It's not super cheap, but it runs $68 plus shipping for a case of 6 quarts. If you're interested, e-mail me at datsun280zxt@sbcglobal.net as I recently became a dealer in my area beacuase I loved this stuff so much. By the way, the Accelerator is made in both leaded (brings it to 112 octane) or unleaded.

 

James