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Fuel Injector Cleaners And Octane Boosters

Modena

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Modena

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Do you guys buy any of these to put in your car every now and then? I think im having a "buy as much shit as you can on your car" fever... i cant stop loooking for new things to buy... i just put some injector cleaner into my petrol tank. Might buy some octane booster later on for a dirty weekend drive!

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i used nulon last week, not sure if it had anything to do with my car suddenly running like a POS but i used up the tank changed my fuel filter and it is back to normal - lots of shit was built up in the fuel filter i have a feeling that it may have broken that down a little and the put that into the enging or something? will probably buy another bottle tonight now that the filter is changed

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octane boosters arent really good for engines as they can leave deposits n shit... there was a guy on here ages ago who took his turbo off and had crap in it n stuff from fuel additives and octane boosters. he took a pic, thats why i remember... anyhoo...

fuel injector cleaners are good to put thru an engine say when you first get it or sefvice or so. if they actually need to be cleaned the only way is to do it properly rather than just tipping a bottle of whatever into your tank.

octane boost should only really need to be used if you cant get decent petrol and you need to get home urgently. they are also good for when you want to sell your car and you want the engine to be a bit smoother than it is for test drives... most noticable on holen 202 engines :rolleyes:

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